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Today's Verse

"Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth, so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart." – 1 Peter 1:22

This is one of my favorite verses in scripture. It was the verse that confirmed to me that I would marry my wife one day and it changed my entire outlook on life. While the NRSV uses genuine mutual love, the NIV uses sincere love. That word sincere has always struck a chord with me, for some reason it really resonates with my heart. The second part that really spoke to me was "love each other deeply, with all your heart." To me, that is what being a Christian is all about, being sincere by loving others deeply. I always thought that was what Jesus did as a man and I desire to live up to that in my life even today. Don't give into the temptations of the world, instead seek ways to embrace sincere love. - Commentary by: Matthew J. Elliott

Today's Prayer

Father God, we know that life isn't easy to work through, but we also know that Your sincere love is a wonderful example to live by. Today, I pray that You will show me how I can be more obedient to Your truths. Amen.

I just talked with Jackie Beiriger, and she wants you to know how much she appreciates all of the prayers and donations that you have sent her way through her "Go Fund Me" account (see link below.) You are all so amazing, and she sends a big thank you out to all of you. And all of us here at "The Gospel Daily," want you to know how uplifting your generous gifts have been. We appreciate each and everyone of you. You're the best!

God bless and have a great week!
David