Love Your Enemies
Let’s stop hating people because they don’t speak good things about us. If your name as God’s child is gossiped about somewhere by evil people, rejoice because Jesus is being made known because of you. Love your enemies.
Let’s stop hating people because they don’t speak good things about us. If your name as God’s child is gossiped about somewhere by evil people, rejoice because Jesus is being made known because of you. Love your enemies.
Solomon was the wealthiest king in the Bible. And upon all his riches, he tells us that we shouldn’t love pleasure, wine and oil, else we’ll not be rich. If a rich person like Solomon is telling us this, then he’s probably showing us one of the secrets he used to manage his wealth so well, even till the point of death.
When you refresh others, you inturn refresh yourself because God has fashioned you not to live lonely like how islands exist. You must help others, as they also help you.
Young man, the picture-perfect person you’ve created in your mind to share life with doesn’t exist. God may have blessed you with one of His daughters to be with, but probably that female isn’t exhibiting all the Christ-centred character traits you desire. Can I tell you something profound in the Word? Read more….
You may have read 1 Peter 4:8 and concluded that love covers a multitude of sins (instead of all sins). Today, I’d like you to know that the Bible also says love covers all sins.
If we want to understand God’s way of expressing His love in truth, then the only person to study and imitate is Jesus.
Love always requires some form of sacrifice. However, when you get inspired by grace to do it, none of these sacrificial acts will be burdensome.
“God so loved the world” in scripture doesn’t mean His love for this world seasonal, but it’s complete, at its highest peak, and also everlasting.
Don’t be like the elder brother of the prodigal son, who was so focused on working for his father that he forgot to enjoy his privileges in his father’s love for him.
No matter who you are, Jesus’ blood has taken away the sin of the world. Accept Jesus without fear of condemnation. Once you do that, you will be brought near God by the blood of Christ.
You keep yourself in God’s love by building up yourself in your most holy faith, and praying in the Holy Spirit.
Each Christian needs to learn how to practice hospitality to all manner of people regardless of age, gender, and race, especially if such people are believers.