I have heard people say things like the word love is being overused in our society, people love things like food, sports teams, hobbies, cities, buildings or books and other inanimate objects and how can you possibly love those things, I would counter and say it is entirely possible to love those things, because people will fight and defend those things until the bitter end. Think about it, when was the last time you let someone say something bad about your favourite sports team and you just let it stand? You came to their defence didn't you? I know when people said bad things about Tom Brady and my Patriots I was up in arms, and I have had more than one LOUD argument to stand behind MY team! That is because I can say I love the Patriots, they are my team. How about when someone says something bad about the city you live in, or grew up in? Quick to defend it aren't you? What about when you have a really bad day, is there anything that picks you up more than that food you love so much? Or what about if you are celebrating something really good? Don't you go out to eat that food you love? We all do that, I know I do that! It is because we really do love those things.
Love and as much of it as we can get is what we need in this world. Worshiping God, and loving each other is the whole reason we were put on this planet. Outside of loving and worshiping God, loving each other is the most important thing for us to do.
" Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself " - Matthew 22:37-40 (NLT)
Jesus said it, specifically, loving each other is EQUALLY important as loving the Lord. So the two most important things for each of us to do is love, love the Lord and love each other. But where is that love? Where do we show it in our day to day life? If we loved each other the way we love our favourite sports team, would we ever let anyone speak bad about someone? No, we wouldn't. We would defend them as rigorously as possible. If we loved people as much as we loved that same sports team, would we spread rumors and gossip about them? Probably not. How quickly does a nasty rumor about someone spread? I mean I know we are all guilty of hearing something about someone and with a gasp, calling all our friends and saying "Goodness, did you hear about so-and-so, they did such-and-such!" Usually with such a frenzied and fevered pitch we drop everything that we are doing to tell someone. That is not an action of love, in fact, gossip and rumors are pretty much the exact opposite of that. In fact, if we look at Psalm 15, God explains who gets into heaven
"Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends." - Psalm 15:3 (NLT)
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends." - Psalm 15:3 (NLT)
So now we know, that gossiping is going to get us into trouble, mainly because it isn't an action of love, and truthfully as Christians, who love God and have accepted Jesus as our Saviour, there is really only one thing for us to do, we really only have one job, just one job. Jesus laid it right out for us.
"So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”" - John 13:34-35 (NLT)
Nowhere does it say that we are supposed to decide what actions are sinful or what actions are wrong, that isn't my job, I have just one job love everyone! This is the resounding message over and over again from Jesus.
""But I say, love your enemies!Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike."" - Matthew 5:44-45 (NLT)
Nowhere are we given the right to judge, or point fingers or even say what is right or wrong. God, gave us a set of rules to follow, His commandments, His Law! Then, He gave us one simple job, love everyone. Love totally, love completely and love unconditionally.
"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT)
That is still my absolute favourite verse in the bible. Love is the greatest thing God gave us, it is what allows us to reflect the Lord. When we talk about being made in the image of God, we are talking about love, love is the image of God, we are made of love and God loves us more than we are even able to comprehend.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" John 3:16 (KJV)
God is love, and we are made in His image. WE ARE LOVE!!! Shout it out, really feel it!
WE ARE LOVE!!!
So, where is the love y'all? It time we really focused on loving one another, let love guide all your actions, no matter the person, the situation or anything just let love guide you. Let every action you take, every word you speak be from a place of love. I promise you, if we all start to do this change will come, in our lives, in our communities, in our cities, in our country and in our world.
Love!
PRAISE GOD!!!
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