Do EVERYTHING in LOVE - 1 Corinthians 16:14My pastor has been talking a lot about LOVE. At first, I didn't understand why it was so important for him to "overstress" LOVE. But listening to his sermons, I realized that LOVE is the key to a successful life in Christ. God is LOVE (1 John 4:16) so if call ourselves Christians & God lives in us then we MUST have LOVE & show LOVE. LOVE became part of our DNA when we accepted Jesus as our Lord & Savior. Jesus gave us two commandments to follow which is found in Mark 12:30-31 "LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'The second is this: 'LOVE your neighbor as yourself.'There is no commandment greater than these." When we obey His commandments, He will bless us but if we don't we will be lightly esteemed. The bible says that if we don't LOVE, we are liars (1 John 4:20) & murderers (1 John 3:15).
It is so critical that we as Christians not only LOVE God but LOVE our neighbors, & our enemies. Regardless of what someone may have done to us, we must show them LOVE. Loving someone who mistreated us or hates us is not weakness but it is showing our strength in God. As living epistles, we must show God's light in a dark world. We must not repay evil for evil but with blessings (1 Peter 3:9). Loving someone who mistreats you or hates you can be hard but remember, we can do ALL things through Christ who strengths us because of our Heavenly Father's grace. We must renew our minds to start loving. So if that means we need to make an effort to be nicer to strangers, volunteer, tell our family members & friends that we LOVE them, apologize to people even if we believe we did nothing wrong, we must DO IT! Those small steps will start becoming good & Godly habits of LOVE. Glory be to God.
Well BeLOVEd, You may wonder what LOVE is? In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8,a clear illustration of LOVE is given.
It is so critical that we as Christians not only LOVE God but LOVE our neighbors, & our enemies. Regardless of what someone may have done to us, we must show them LOVE. Loving someone who mistreated us or hates us is not weakness but it is showing our strength in God. As living epistles, we must show God's light in a dark world. We must not repay evil for evil but with blessings (1 Peter 3:9). Loving someone who mistreats you or hates you can be hard but remember, we can do ALL things through Christ who strengths us because of our Heavenly Father's grace. We must renew our minds to start loving. So if that means we need to make an effort to be nicer to strangers, volunteer, tell our family members & friends that we LOVE them, apologize to people even if we believe we did nothing wrong, we must DO IT! Those small steps will start becoming good & Godly habits of LOVE. Glory be to God.
Well BeLOVEd, You may wonder what LOVE is? In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8,a clear illustration of LOVE is given.
LOVE:
- is patient
- is kind
- does not envy
- does not boast
- is not proud
- is not rude
- is not self-seeking
- is not easily angered
- keeps no record of wrongs
- does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
- always protects
- always trusts
- always hopes
- always perseveres.
- never fails
So my brothers & sisters in Christ, what will you do to establish or build your LOVE walk?
Below is a song called "LOVE Never Fails" by Brandon Heath. I think that this song truly describes the kind of LOVE that God wants us to possess and show to His people on earth. Enjoy! I LOVE you all & I pray that you all show God's love to the world.
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