Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
August 16th 2023

Love Metre

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. I John 4:8

Bible Reading: I Cor. 13

Love is a nature of God. Man can express genuine love because he was made in the image and likeness of God. However, since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, man lost his heritage including the divine nature and relationship that God engraved into him. Hence, counterfeit nature, a make-up to cover-up for what man lost became the order of the day. That is why there are different shades and kinds of love and the opposite called lust. How do you know genuine love? Jesus is our perfect example. Our text today plainly outlined the characteristics of love; it reveals activities without love which is unprofitable. God sees the heart; He knows our motives and understands our ways. For love does not fear, it is kind, truthful, patient and humble among others.

So check your life as Paul admonished and ask yourself: Do I live out of fear or in love? While there are love meters that have been designed in the world today, God’s word stands as the only sure love meter because it is a book of love written by God through His servants to His children. If you want to love God and love God’s people, God’s word is the guide. For instance, I John 3:18 emphasized that we should love in actions and not in mere words; that God first loved us so we are to love Him; and that perfect love cast away fear among others.

So run a love test today that will define love; at KSi, we present to you God’s word which is the only valid love metre that is guaranteed to give you a sure and accurate reading when you measure yourself in the light of God’s word. Reach out to God and allow Him work truly and thoroughly in you.

Self-Reflection: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Action Point: Use God’s love metre‚ His word

Daily Confession: I am loving!

Intercessory prayers: Lord Jesus teach us how to love like you.

Hymn: I’ve found a friend in Jesus, He’s everything to me

He’s the fairest of ten thousands to my soul

He’s the Lily of the Valley‚ in Him alone I see

All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole