Thursday, October 18, 2012

He answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
Luke 10:27

Faith, joy and love. One leads to the next. God is all about love. He blesses the peacemakers and those that obey His word to love one another. If it was such an easy task, chances are it would not have had to be one of the moral laws He left us. Respecting one another can be difficult at times, forgiving as well when someone does you wrong and yet the bible tells us not only to respect and forgive but we must love them. Love is a very strong word and the Lord wants us to have nothing but love and compassion in our hearts. The love of the lost is what drives evangelists to preach to strangers. A true heart for Christ is able to forgive an enemy. When someone says, " I will never forgive them for this" my stomach cringes or when I hear someone say they hate somebody. Hear me when I say our own anger will eat away at us. It will hinder our walk and it can interfere with our relationship and prayer time with Jesus. The bible tells us we must make peace with "our brothers" before going before the Lord with our petitions. Do yourself a favor and forgive so that you can walk in the Spirit of love. Your life will be more peaceful and you will find a sense of calm and freedom as never before. It is the only way to be for we are to be images of Christ and what a beautiful portrayal of Him when we walk in His light and love. His grace will shine upon us and others will see Him through us. And that my friends, is all that matters. Have a blessed and fabulous Thursday! 

October 15th Progress Report
for our Proclaim the Kingdom of God Ministry