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Friday, March 20, 2020

John 5  “I do not receive glory from people. But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

Do you remember John saying, “But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.” (John 2:24-25)?  John records Jesus saying that the Jews DID NOT HAVE the love of God in them. What an indictment! 

I wonder if these religious folks thought they were right with God and were full of His love?  I believe most people do. Jesus the reason they did not receive Him is because the did not believe what was written by Moses or believe in the words spoken by Him. 

Are we full of God’s love?  What does Jesus think? Is the love of God seen by what we do and heard by what we say?  He knows us inside and out. 

Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wondrous compassion and purity;

O Thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine, ‘Till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.

Let the fruit of the Spirit be seen in me, Grant me grace all sufficient that I may be,

True and faithful each day, every step of the way, Pointing souls to the Savior on Calvary.

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