Day 36
Give of yourself. As we forget ourselves and focus on meeting the needs of others and making them happy, we become conduits of God’s love to those people. And as we pour out, God pours into us. “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper.” (Proverbs 11:24-25, NIV)
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A central part of Jesus' last message to His disciples at the Last Supper, before He was arrested, taken to jail, beaten, and killed was: " By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.“ (John 13:35, NIV)
The early Christians turned the world upside down with the love of God that they found in Jesus Christ. The way the Christians lived convinced the Romans that their faith was real.