| The Love of God — Part 1 |
| “Keep yourselves in the love of God” (Jude verse 21). |
| Keeping yourself in the enjoyment of God’s love will have an impact on your life in several ways. The following are just a few of those ways: |
| 1. It will increase your love for the Lord. |
| “We love Him, because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). |
| 2. It will cause us to obey His Word and will. |
| “We love God, and keep His commandments” (1 John 5:2). |
| “If ye love me, keep My commandments … . If a man love Me, he will keep My words” (John 14:15, 23). |
| 3. It will increase your love for the lost and interest in the gospel. It will give you that same love and desire that He has for their salvation and blessing. |
| “The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us” (Romans 5:5). |
| 4. It will increase your love for your fellow-believer, and your desire to serve them. |
| “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God” (1 John 5:2). |