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1 John 4:20b. ..For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.


The above verse is a very good reminder.   We need to love not only in words but in deeds.

Just visited a brother who was sick.  He could not come for the church meeting as his sickness has handicapped him.  But praise God, I saw the love of the brothers and sisters who take turn to care for him.  To fetch him to the meeting hall and also to read the bible with him.  By so doing, they have strengthened his faith.

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 3:18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

I have read from a blog on how to care for one another:

First Thing Is Prayer

If you really love your neighbor, the first thing you will do is pray for them. As a human you are limited in how you can help your neighbor, but God is unlimited in how He can help. The greatest thing you can do for your neighbor is seriously pray for them. God can do more for your neighbor in one minute than you could in a lifetime. But God does not force His blessing on anyone without an invitation. Through our requests in prayer, God is given further authority to work in our neighbor's lives. We have a certain amount of authority in prayer concerning our neighbors, because what they do can affect us.

Be A Good Neighbor

As God's representative He wants you to treat those around you with unselfish love. PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NKJ
4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. MATTHEW 7:12 NKJ
12 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. ROMANS 13:10 NKJ
10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. ROMANS 15:2 NKJ
2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. HEBREWS 13:1-2 NKJ
1 Let brotherly love continue.
2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Dear Lord, shepherd our hearts to care for our neighbours.  To pray for them and to help them in practical way.  May your Holy Spirit bring to remembrance the brothers and sisters who are in needs and may we be obedient when your Holy Spirit prompts us to visit them.  In Jesus' name I pray.  Amen.
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