이번주에는 그룹 리더 템배카가 바뻐서 만나지 못하였지만, 줄리아, 볼레카와 미욜로는 저희들끼리 만나 예수님의 사랑 나누기를 계속하였습니다.

“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:1-2‬

‘As dearly loved children’

For some reason, it wasn’t the first thing that I noticed when I read the passage.

Paul wasn’t blaming us that we are not doing something to sacrifice ourselves for God.

Rather he is urging us to live up to who we are as dearly loved children.

It is a fact that a person with a rough childhood or abusive parents have a higher chance to become a criminal or a rapist.

But we are dearly loved children of God. Even if we were not in this world, we are receiving Jesus’ love to become one.

Paul is asking us to live up to who we are.

For He loves you dearly.