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KNOWLEDGE VERSUS LOVE Poem Devotional

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November 11                                                           The Power of God’s Word
While knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.
– 1 Corinthian 8:1-3 (NLT)
KNOWLEDGE VERSUS LOVE
A poem and essay by ILMA
Who among you can say that you know it all?
Seeking human wisdom can cause men to fall
While human knowledge makes us feel important
It also makes us farther away from God and arrogant.
Be wary of anyone who claims to know all the answers
Sooner or later, they will bump into blunders
The person who loves God and all his sisters and brothers
They get full recognition from the Lord than any other.
I was raised where affirmation and love was scarce. Belonging and acceptance were very strong needs that consumed my teenage and adult life. One of the ways I coped with this lack in my life, was to “perform” and pat my back for doing good. I thought then that if no one does it, I might as well fill that need. I wanted to be full of knowledge so I could get approval from others.
The truth is: Love is more important than knowledge. Love conquers and surpasses all things and it is the only thing that a Christian can’t be without.
PRAYER
Lord, let me choose love always.
REFLECTION
Why does God put more value in loving rather than knowing?
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DO TO THEM AS YOU DO UNTO ME Poem Devotional

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May 30 The Power of God’s Word
I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters you were doing it to me. –Matthew 25:40 (NLT)
DO TO THEM AS YOU DO UNTO ME
Do you treat people with kindness?
How often do you grant forgiveness?
Do you allow others to be in pain or suffer?
Do you go out of your way to help and offer?
I tell you the truth, when you do it to your brothers
You are a doing it unto your heavenly father
He wants us to cherish and love one another
That is the only way our life gets better.
How often do you think of Jesus when you do something for someone? Many people do things without even realizing that when they do so, they are actually doing it to the Lord too. How we relate to others is how we relate to God. How we treat someone is also how we treat ourselves. When someone is so angry, he or she is also angry with himself/herself and probably with God as well.
The bible tells us that what we do to the least of our brothers and sisters, we are doing to God. If we ignore others, we also ignore God. If we hate ourselves, we probably hate others and God as well.
PRAYER
Lord, help me to walk in love.
REFLECTION
Why do you think God wants us to love?

CONSEQUENCE OF REFUSAL TO LOVE Poem Devotional

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He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. So God will cause them to be greatly deceived and they will believe these lies. -2 Thessalonians 2:10-11 (NLT)
CONSEQUENCE OF REFUSAL TO LOVE
A poem by ILMA
The enemy hunts people who are unloving
He easily preys on those who are hurting
He would do anything to keep you from the truth
He wants you to stay in the dark and have no roots.
Be wary when you refuse to follow God’s commands
You are vulnerable to deception and cannot take reprimands
The moment you allow your hearts to harden and be corrupted
God will cause you to be greatly deceived and bewildered.
Have you ever been in a relationship with someone so angry and arrogant? They are very hard to deal with. It almost feels like walking on eggshells. You have to be very careful about everything you say or do or you might be the recipient of their wrath. No matter what they went through, they made a choice not to love or forgive. We are warned about the aftermath of unloving hearts. They eventually accept the lies of the enemy and live it. They live in deception and cannot decipher truth from lies.
PRAYER
Lord, help me to walk in love.
REFLECTION
How can refusal to love give a foothold to the devil?