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| LIVING
THE SOLUTION WITH DAILY INSPIRATION |
This
is the original message we heard: We should love
each other. The way we know we've been transferred
from death to life is that we love our brothers
and sisters. This is how we've come to understand
and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life
for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially
for our fellow believers, and not just be out for
ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in
need and have the means to do something about it
but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens
to God's love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.
(1 John 3:11, 14, 16-17 — The Message)
The original message we heard, the
message of love and Jesus’ command that we love
each other as we love ourselves and as He has loved
us, is back to that foundational idea of Love. But
what kind of love is John speaking of here? Certainly
we are not to love each other the way we love our spouse.
No, John goes on to explain that the love God is referring
to is not a feeling, but an action, a verb. When we
show others acts of kindness, meet their needs, lend
a hand or an ear, then we are loving them. The action
of doing for others instead of always for our selves
is an act of love, the kind of love that Jesus showed.
It is putting the needs of others before the needs
or wants of our selves. It is these acts of kindness
that made the followers of Jesus stand out in their
communities; it is these kinds of acts that Jesus was
referring to when He said, they (the world) will know
you are my followers by the love you have (show) for
each other. It is these acts of kindness that caused
others to want to become followers of Jesus.
Jesus has left this earth and we are still here as His representatives, to show
the rest of the world His love, His transforming love, by loving others and meeting
their needs. We do this by reaching out to others, by giving to others sacrificially.
Make it a daily commitment to show others the love of God by your acts of kindness
and courteousness. Let God’s love live and flow through you.
Live intentionally, purposely, free and with passion,
Pete Reinbold
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