Checking into Gods Presence...
It is a very rare privilege to be alive today. And on this Pentecost Sunday, It is a good time to reiterate that loving each other as Christ loved us would go a long way to satisfy one of the commandments of God.
In considering love this morning 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 comes to mind; "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away".
The amazing thing is, this passage does not qualify or prescribe such love to a specific person or group of persons, but to all without any discrimination.
If you have been showing love mainly to those in your household and then find a way to denounce others (vice/versa), you are likely to be one of those who tolerates pest like cockroaches, mouse and wall geckos in your homes but exhibits a very high degree of intolerance towards your fellow man.
Love and respect goes together and both have to be given unconditionally according to Paul in this Book of 1 Corinthians 13. The failure on our part to go through this simple process can only bring tears, which many are capable to share from.
Therefore, we pray for your help O God, we beseech You to give us the Spirit to love ourselves genuinely according to Your Word in Jesus name. Amen
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Just checking into His Presence...
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