God Is Love ~ by Ronnie Archer

All of our readings for today, tell us that God's love and promises are for ALL who believe, love and obey God's commandments.

The Roman soldier, Cornelius, was a generous and God-fearing man, who had seen a vision and heard a messenger of God telling him that "because of his generosity and prayers, God had remembered him". He told him to send some men to Joppa and summon Simon Peter. He did as the messenger told him to do, and when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, falling at his feet, paying him homage.

Peter told him to "get up, I am also a human being." When Peter began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. God shows no partiality. In every nation whoever fears Him and acts uprightly is acceptable to God.

In 1 John 4, we again hear "let us love one another, because love is of God and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God." God sent love into the world in the form of His Son, Jesus, so that we might have life through Him.

The Gospel of today, John 15:9-17, continues on from last Sunday's Vine and the Branches; with God, the vine grower and Jesus, the true vine. A branch cannot bear fruit unless it stays on the vine. Jesus says to us: "If you remain in me and my words remain in you... by this is the Father glorified... that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. As the Father loves Me, so I also love you."

Unless we experience God, life is empty. God's love is revealed through us. Sometimes people only know that God exists by the way we live and reveal Him through us.


~ Sixth Sunday of Easter ~

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