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We
have five boys in our family. There are times when that unbalance of power
with their sisters is a bit overwhelming. They aren't "naturally" quiet
and competition is often the name of the game. With their ages ranging from
four to eighteen, the older ones more often have a more civilized type of competition
like football without pads! The younger ones operate on more primitive levels.
In the young boys' game of competition, the best way to
assure you can win is to have help. If an older brother can be on your side,
you are a lot harder to beat. Greatness in the competitions of early youth
is decided by who is on your side!
John calls us to live
a life that's key word is "love". In order to be great in living love, you
don't have to be strong or older, just dependent.
Indeed,
even though the Love that God has put in out hearts makes us somewhat vulnerable
(see 1
John 4:1 - 3), we are promised victory. In our innocence we would
be easily overwhelmed if it were not for the FACT that "greater is He who
is in you than he who is in the world" (v.4).
The onein the world is, of course, Satan. He is the "prince of the power
of the air" (Ephesians
2:2). But Jesus lives in the believer. He will place all His
enemies under His feet (Hebrews
10:13).
All Scripture references are from the New American Standard
Version unless otherwise noted.
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Love's Greatness
