SCRIPTURE: I John 4:11 – Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
COMMENTARY: When it says we should love one another, what does that mean? It can’t mean only people just like us. There are so many different kinds of people out there. We need to love people who love us. That is easy. We also need to love people who try to walk on us and bully us. We need to love people who are too cool for us. We need to love people who seemingly want nothing to do with us. Loving people will not guarantee their lives will change, but it is worth the effort for each and every one that does come to know God’s love for them through our love.
REFLECTION: Did the Lord bring anyone that needs your love? Do you need to drink more deeply of Christ’s love and acceptance so you can love and accept others? Pick out one or two people that came to mind and write out a plan for how you will act lovingly toward them.
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