A Life of Love

If the people of this world hate you, just remember that they hated me first.

John 15:18 (CEV)

Jesus said people hated him. How could that be? Jesus was so good! He was God’s Son, and he never did anything wrong. He helped people. So why would people hate him?

Sadly, people hated him because he was good; he always obeyed God. Some people decided they didn’t want to obey God. They wanted to be selfish and did what they wanted. And they didn’t want to be told they were doing wrong things.

Jesus knew that was why people hated him. But he chose God, rather than doing the wrong things just so people would like him.

If we follow Jesus, some people won’t like us either. But living to please God is always the best choice. Your life will be filled with God’s love. Doing what’s right may cause some people to stop being your friend, but God will never leave you. He will protect you and help you, and some day you will go to heaven to be with him.

HERO TRAINING

Jesus wants us to love each other! How can you show someone you love them today?

GOD'S WONDERFUL WORLD

Elephants show their love by petting each other with their trunks and making low, rumbling noises.

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help expand your children's Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

Psalm 34:21-22

Psalm 71:24

John 16:33

1 John 3:12-13

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Tonia Gutting wrote this devotional for the Hero Squad Program of the American Bible Society. Hero Squad provides complimentary faith-based resources to strengthen and encourage military families through God’s Word. For more information or to enroll your military family, check out our website.www.myherosquad.org.