THURsDAY NOVEMBER 28
“Love
never fails.” 1 Co 13:8 NIV
RELEASE
LOVE
Forming a negative opinion based on appearance takes
less than twenty seconds. As Thelma Wells says: “It’s easy to do when someone
doesn’t look, sound, shake hands, or think like you. However, John says, ‘Anyone
who does not love His brother…cannot love God’ (1 Jn 4:20 NIV). You cannot love
God if you harbor bad feelings towards others. We’re more than flesh—we’re
spiritual beings—and our God-given gifts, character, values, intellect, and passions
are the foundation of who we are, not our height, weight mannerisms, hair color
and age. When we realize God loves us even though He doesn’t like some of our
attitudes and actions, it becomes to love others. When we realize our negative
feelings towards others get in the way of our love for God, it becomes easier
to love. And when we’re in communion with our Creator, asking Him to give us
His eyes and heart…it becomes easier to love. Jesus said, ‘If you only love the
lovable, do you expect a pat on the back? [Even] run-of-the-mill sinners do
that’ (Lk 6:31 TM). It may never be easy to love certain people, but when you
make the tough choice to love them anyway, the rewards are always worth it.”
The Bible says, “Love never fails,” and when you refuse to love you miss out on
God’s best. One bible teacher says: “Don’t miss out on any of it…God is love,
and when you release love, you release God, and He becomes responsible for the
outcome. Release love every moment into every situation, every prayer and every
thought…It will strengthen…and cast out fear…it’s the one solution that always
works.”
Taken
from the Word for you Today devotional
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