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February 14
Thursday



THE BEST
COMPANION

READ:
1 John 3:1-3
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Behold what manner
of love the Father has
bestowed on us, that
we should be called
children of God!
__John 3:1
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Some people looking for love have found help in an unusual place--a taxicab in New Your City. Taxicab driver Ahmed Ibrahim loves to set up blind dates for his single passengers. His matchmaking services have been featured on the Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC's Today show. He doesn't assist just anybody though; they have to be serious about looking to settle down with someone. Ahmed loves to help romance blossom, and he even hands out roses on Valentine's Day.

The best place to find love is not in another person but in a book, the Bible. The Bible tells of God's great love for us. This is expressed in what my friend called the best love note she had ever received. It's found in John 3:16.

`````````````````For God so loVed the world,`````````````````````
````````````````````That He gAve``````````````````````````````
```````````````````````His onLy```````````````````````````````
```````````````````````BegottEn``````````````````````````````
``````````````````````````SoN```````````````````````````````
````````````````````````````That whoever`````````````````````
`````````````````````Believes In Him``````````````````````````
``````````````````````Should Not perish,```````````````````````
````````````````````But have Everlasting life.````````````````````

God loves us like no one else ever could. He showed that love when He sent His son, Jesus, to be our Savior. He's also the best companion we'll ever have.

Open your Bible, and learn more about Him. __ Anne Cetas
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The more you read the Bible,
the more you'll love its Author.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 John 3:1-3**************

1 Behold what manner of
love the Father has
bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of
God! Therefore the world
does not know us, because
it did not know Him.

2 Beloved, now we are
children of God; and it has
not yet been revealed what
we shall be, but we know
that when He is revealed,
we shall be like Him, for
we shall see Him as He is.

3 And evyerone who has
this hope in Him purifies
himself, just as He is pure.

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

One New Testament word for "friend" is hetairos. It is used in
Matthew 22:12 and means "a comrade, a companion, or partner."
In John 15:14-15 a different term is used, philos. It denotes "a friend
who is dear to someone." You are My friends if you do whatever I
command you. 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"
(John 15:14-15). The follower of Christ is not just a ministry partner
with Him but also an intimate friend. _HDF