The Gospel Helps Me Love Others

January 11 - The Gospel helps me love others

“So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.” - 1 Thessalonians 2:8

The Gospel saves us into a family. While we were once alone and isolated from God and others, the good news of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus changes us to an eternal relationship with God and with a global family of believers.

“The more I experience the gospel, the more there develops within me a yearning affection for my fellow-Christians who are also participating in the glories of the gospel.” - Milton Vincent / A Gospel Primer

God has saved a diverse group of people who have become united in hope and in purpose. The more I see God’s love for me, the more I am able to give and receive love from others. Do you want to grow in your love for others? Look to the Gospel. Jesus laid down his life for his friends. Do you want to grow in your love for Jesus? Look to your family in Christ, who need you and are needed by you to follow Jesus.

Know the Gospel. Rehearse it. Share it with the people God puts around you. We all need it.