SOUL FOOD DEVOTIONAL *BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION OF LOVE 3* *THE PROOF OF SONSHIP IN JESUS* John 13:34-35 34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." NIV Love is the only true proof of sonship in Jesus Christ. Since God is love, you can’t be a son of God and not walk and live in love. Love is true evidence and mark of a true disciple of Jesus Christ. Love is the nature of the believer. It is the spiritual blood that flows in the vein of the believer. Love is the life that flows in the spirit of the believer. You can’t be born of God and not be a lover. You are a lover by nature, therefore, you can love anyone and everyone, including those who hate and ill-treat you. Shout it our Loud now, “I AM A LOVER”. Keep saying it to yourself until it starts flowing out of you. Luke 6:27-28 27. "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28. bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. NIV Love conquers everyone and anyone who is loved. Anyone can change when loved. And love involves patience. You must be willing to be patient till the change expected is manifested. You can’t love without practicing patience. The love of God won me over. The love of God won you over. The love of God is still changing us from one glory to another. If you have not given your life to Christ, give your life now. Let the love of God displayed through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ touch your heart and win you over now. Love is so powerful that the one who experiences it is always more productive than the unloved. Love fills a man with energy and enthusiasm. It has a way of bringing out the best in a man. A loving environment is a good environment for creativity and productivity. A loved person is a creative person. Love makes a man happy, and when he is happy, he is energetic. When a man is happy, he lives a healthy life. Prov 15:13 13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. NIV If you cannot love your enemies or those who hate, abuse or persecute you, you are not different from the unbelievers. Jesus wants every of his child to prove his sonship by being different from the unbelievers through love. Love wins friends, maintains relationships and wins over enemies. Commit to walking in love and let the world know you are one with Jesus. Open your heart and let love flow out of your spirit continually. I pray that you will open up and allow the life of God which is love, to flow out of you in all things and at all times in Jesus name. Apostle Sylvester Onyemalechi www.jfoutreach.com