Words of Encouragement

John 3:21-24

21 Dear friends, if our conscience is clear, we can come to God with bold confidence. 22 And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him. 23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. 24 Those who obey God's commandments live in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Holy Spirit lives in us. (NLT)

Dear friends, we have been called to obedience to God and to love each other as God loves us. And this is His commandment: We must believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another. God has commanded us to do this. As we do what God has commanded us to do we set ourselves apart from the world and this too we have been called to do. We are to reach out to the lost world in Christ, to show them the love of God in Christ and to share the grace of God through faith in Christ. We can do these things because Jesus sent His Holy Spirit to live in us and to guide into all righteousness. Abide in Christ, abide in God and He abides in you. We will receive whatever we request because we obey Him and do the things that please Him.