Anger and bitterness out? Forgiveness in? Next
step is love.
Jesus
replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second
is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:39-40
Love
conquers evil. Jesus tells us to put others first, to love our enemies, to seek
peace. Without healing our own emotions and unforgiveness and deep wounds, it
is impossible to love others in the way Jesus does. Remembering that others don’t know Jesus allows us to love them. After all, Jesus accepted us
just the way we were when we first met Him. Love brings others to Him.
Seeing
beyond the flaws and the irritations and the mistakes of others to their
deepest needs is what Jesus sees. Can we try to do the same?
Hatred
stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. Proverbs 10:12
Above
all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter
4:8
Dear Lord,
Love covers sin. Love sees beyond sin. We remember the love You have first shown us.
Let’s pay it forward.
In Jesus name
Amen
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