(tm) Day 29

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And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. (John 17:26)

Jesus came to reveal the Person of the Father to the elect, to God’s sons whom God has chosen to bring to glory.

The saints realize God is our Father. He is not an abstract force in the universe. He is a Person who loves us. He knows every detail concerning each of us and He cares for our welfare.

God’s Spirit dwells in our hearts and cries, "Dear Father." We know God has given Christ, the Lamb, for our salvation and that we now belong to God forever. Each day of our life Christ brings us to a more intimate knowledge of Himself and the Father.

The love of the Father dwells eternally in Christ. Now God’s love is being formed in us as Christ is formed in us. It is the love of Christ that passes knowledge that is in us, as Paul stated.

Faith and hope are pillars of the Kingdom of God. But the most important aspect of the Kingdom of God is the love of God that is in Christ in us.

Perhaps the most abominable aspect of life in the present world is the hatred that abounds. Murder, robbery, violence, self-seeking, envy, strife, and every other vicious spirit fill the peoples of the earth. Murderous envy and hatred are the personality of Satan. They caused the first man born on the earth to murder the second. Satan was a murderer from the beginning.

The believer who becomes a conquering saint is the one who learns to overcome evil with good. No human being possesses in his personality enough good to overcome the bitter hatred, perversity, and envy with which he is attacked constantly.

Christ has overcome the world. God’s love that is in Christ flows to us. Indeed, it is a mighty force! God’s love overcomes all envy and strife, all hatred and selfishness.