38 Give,
and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the
same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
We
almost always skip right to the easiest part of this powerful
message. It is probably easier for even the stingiest person to part
with his hard earned cash than it is to truly love the “unloveable”
and forgive the “unforgiveable” but that is the essence of this
message.
27 This is what I say to all who will listen to
me:
He
didn't say forgive when it's easy. He didn't say love when it's
convenient. He left us with a goal to strive for which would be
undeniable evidence that we are “a son of the Most High”.
And He made it plain that He was talking about loving through some
difficult circumstances.
When we finally reach the ability to “love those who spitefully use you”
there will be no need to TELL anyone that we are Christians.
I ask, How
can I possibly forgive those who have done me wrong?
I
look to the cross. I look to the powerful message of my Lord and
Savior who asked forgiveness for those exacting a cruelty beyond my
ability to imagine.
Matthew
22:37-40 New
King James Version (NKJV) 37 Jesus
said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your
mind.’ 38 This
is the first and great
commandment. 39 And the second is like
it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On
these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
I
look in His Word and remember that He left me the Comforter to help
me with this and all difficult tasks. I thank Him for the Comforter
because I know, without a doubt, that I don't have a chance of
fulfilling this commandment without His help.
Heavenly
Father, every week we sing “And they will know we are Christians
by our love, by our love—And they'll know we are Christians by our
love.” Please help me to reach that point where this will be a
whole truth for me. Please let Your love shine through in my every
contact with others. Amen.
May
God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!
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