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| THE ADVOCATE |
"If you love Me,
you will keep My commandments."
(John 14:15)
"He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him." (John 14:21)
"If a man loves me,
he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him
and make our home with him."
(John 14:23)
"He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me." (John 14:24)
Some torment themselves in seeking means to discover the art of loving God, and do not know - poor creatures - that there is no art or means of loving Him but to love those who love Him - that is, to begin to practice those things which are pleasing to Him. -- St. Francis de Sales
Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. -- Deuteronomy 7:9
"If you love those who love you,
what credit is that to you?
Even 'sinners' love those who love them."
Luke 6:32
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good (Rom 12:9).Hate evil, you who love the LORD, Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked (Ps 97:10).
The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. -- Psalm 145:20
Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. -- Psalm 31:23
God's Promise:
"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. To endow those who love me with wealth, That I may fill their treasuries." (Prov 8:17,21The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it. (Ps 69:36)
Prayer:
O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands (Neh 1:5). Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, "Let God be magnified." (Ps 70:4) Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name. (Ps 119:132)
Published:
May 15, 2017
June 10, 2011, 6:33AM
June 10, 2011, 6:33AM
