
I just want to love people. ๐ฅฐ
But, sometimes people are so hard to love. ๐
I guess that’s why Jesus made it a point to tell us to “love our enemies.”
He knew.
He knows how grumpy and selfish we can all be. Please tell me I’m not the only one? Lol
God gives us a lot of instructing on how to treat others.ย
Romans 15:7 says, “Accept one another,ย then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”
And, in the 10 Commandments, God taught us to:
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12 โHonor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
13 โYou shall not murder.
14 โYou shall not commit adultery.
15 โYou shall not steal.
16 โYou shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17ย โYou shall not covetย your neighborโs house. You shall not covet your neighborโs wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.โ (Exodus 20:12-17)
And, in this passage in Matthew 5, Jesus tells us like it is:
43ย โYou have heard that it was said, โLove your neighbor and hate your enemy.โย 44ย But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,ย 45ย that you may be childrenย of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.ย 46ย If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?ย Are not even the tax collectors doing that?ย 47ย And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?ย 48ย Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Love. It’s an imperfect and hard thing for us, but for our Father in Heaven, it is what HE is. He is love. And, he gave us the examples and encouragement we need to be just like Him.ย
Is there someone who God is telling you to love today? Trust God in it, and tell me how he blessed you below in the comments.
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