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September 30
Wednesday


THE MEASURE
OF LOVE

READ:
John 15:9-17
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Greater love has no
one than this, than to
lay down one's life for
his friends.
__John 15"9-17
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On October 2, 1954, First Lieutenant James O. Conway was taking off from Boston Logan Airport, flying a plane that carried a load of munitions. When his plane became airborne, he suddenly lost power over Boston's bay. In an instant, Conway faced a brutal choice--eject from the plane and save his own life, or crash the plane into the bay causing his own death.

If he ejected, however, the plane would crash into an East Boston neighborhood filled with homes and families. Amazingly, Conway chose to crash the plane into the bay--giving his life for the lives of other.

In John 15:13, Jesus said, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." The willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect others shows a heart that cares more about the needs of others than the needs of one's self. Someone once said that "the measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it." God the Father loves so much that He gave up His Son. Christ loved so much that He gave up His life--even taking our sins on Himself and dying in our place.

The measure of God's love for you is great. Have you accepted His love personally? __ Bill Crowder
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``````````````````````When Jesus gave His life for me,````````````
```````````````````````````Enduring all the agony```````````````
`````````````````````````Upon the cross of Calvary,``````````````
``````````````````````He showed the love of God. __Sper`````````
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Nothing speaks more clearly of God's love
than the cross of Christ.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ John 15:9-17*************

9 As the Father loved Me, I
also have loved you; abide
in My love. 10 If you keep
My commandments, you
will abide in My love, just
as I have kept My Father's
commandments and abide
in His love.

11 These things I have
spoken to you, that My joy
may remain in you, and that
your joy may be full. 12 This
is My commandment, that
you love one another as I
have loved you. 13 Greater
love has no one than this,
than to lay down ones life
for his friends. 14 You are
My friends if you do
whatever I command you.

15 No longer do I call you
servants, for a servant does
not know what his master is
doing; but I have called you
friends, for all things that I
heard from My Father I
have made known to you.

16 You did not choose Me,
but I chose you and
appointed you that you
should go and bear fruit,
and that your fruit should
remain, that whatever you
ask the Father in My name
He may give you. 17 These
things I command you, that
you love one another.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Three times in Scripture Abraham was described as "the friend of
God" (2 Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8; James 2:23). God spoke to Moses
"as a man speaks to his friend" (Ex. 33:11). God's friend is one who
trusts in HIm (James 2:23) and who obeys Him (John 15:14). James
warned that to be a friend of This world is to become an enemy of
God (4:4). __SIM KAY TEE

[Lani]

*Amen2*

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Lani