"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. Do everything with love."
If you have been a Christian for a long time, you may be wondering what the Lord expects of you. You have been set apart from the world and you are a child of God. What is it that others will see and notice about believers' that distinguishes them? What are the attributes and traits of some one who loves God and lives according to His Word? The One Truth Today attempts to define for us some of the ways Christians act and react to this world. BE ON GUARD, for we are not of this world even though we are temporarily in it. We are surrounded by evil and wickedness and we can not become a part of it. STAND IN THE FAITH, by continually reading and learning what the Word of God is telling us. The bible is the owners manual for our body and life and we must learn to use it. BE COURAGEOUS, after all what do we have to fear if God is our protector and what can anyone do to us or our body, now that we have been reborn? We should have nothing to fear except God! BE STRONG, remembering that we are yoked to the Lord and it is His strength that will carry us through. It is not by our strength or by our power but by the spirit of the Lord that we persevere. All this is incomplete without the final step in the Lord's advice for us.
The most important thing to remember is to DO EVERYTHING WITH LOVE. God's love never changes and never ends. We are to be like Him and therefore our love must be constant and never end . In everything that we say and do our goal is to exhibit and exude love. Just like God's love, our love should never change. We need to continually seek the Lord first in everything that we do. When others examine us and our lives, they need to see the Love of God in everything that we do.
We need to act and look like men and women of God. Our strength and faith should be growing and increasing until the end. We need to be strong in our commitment to the Lord. We need to be courageous in our interactions with the world. We need to stand firm on our faith and belief in the Word of God. We need to be on guard for the enemy is prowling around to and fro seeking whom he can devour. We need to always. remember that it is by God's power and strength that we can overcome. God is love and and we are to be inspired by Him. This should translate into the inspiration to be like Him. We need to learn from our Heavenly Father and emulate Him. How can we do this? DO EVERYTHING WITH LOVE. That is GOOD ADVICE!
