1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
A quiet moment with God’s Word.
We love him, because he first loved us.
What did these words bring you?
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John places human love after God's initiative: believers love because God loved first. Love is received before it is offered, which leaves no room for earning grace or boasting about one's care for others.
Continue with the surrounding chapter, then bring its words before God without turning this one verse into a promise it does not make.
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