“Love means doing
what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as
you heard from the beginning.”
2 John 1:6, NLT
As I first read this verse I
think, ‘Oh, that’s a good thing to do,’ but then I realize how often do I really
live this verse out? As Daughters of The King, we are called to live a life
that is pleasing to Him, as a response of our love to Him. I think of the
perfect example, Jesus. He lived this verse out every day during his ministry
on earth. He didn’t hurdle insults when the townspeople and soldiers were
crucifying him, nor did he chose to say nothing at all. While on the cross, he
asked his father, God to forgive them.
Loving ‘one another’ isn’t
just those who we’re friends with or those who we get along with. ‘One another’
includes those who’ve hurt us, and sometimes I feel the people who can hurt us
the most are our fellow siblings in Christ. We are all called to a higher
purpose. In Matthew 5:14, we (Christians) are called to be a ‘city on a hill’
for everyone to see the light of Jesus. If we are going around gossiping, hurdling
backfire insults because we’ve been hurt, and serving justice to those we ‘feel’
need it, how are we portraying an accurate view of Christ. I know this is a
touchy subject, but I say this to encourage and challenge you and myself, to
live out our destiny in Christ. There is soo much hurt in the church from other
Christians that some people have been turned away from Christ altogether. Let’s
make 2012 a year, to show mercy and better yet, grace to those who’ve hurt us
the most, and see what God does in those situations. As we expectantly wait to
see what God does as we live out 2 John 1:6, let’s continue to praise Him daily,
for His immeasurable grace He gives to us daily, and ponder His sacrifice on
the cross, next time the opportunity to show revenge or hurt another
sister/brother in Christ presents itself.
Be blessed this week as you
and I both continue to grow in our cherished relationship with our Savior!
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