August 18, 2010
1 Thessalonians 3:4-12
V 12 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all…
We can’t deny that God wants us to love our fellow man, both the believer and the unbeliever, and how hard that is sometimes. Our heart is a selfish creature that is only and always looking out for itself. This, of course, is contrary to what scripture is calling us to do; God’s word says that the second greatest commandment is to “love one another.” No matter how hard you look you will not find the words “as long as they haven’t done anything to you…”, there just not there. Unfortunately, God didn’t put any stipulations on this commandment; He simply said to love. I assume that’s one of the reasons Paul says “may the Lord make you increase…” because he knew that this wasn’t something that anyone can do on their own.
Sweet stuff Kirstie---So glad I can depend on the Holy Spirit to work this out in me--His life through me not my own on display.
ReplyDeleteTHanks for the reminder.
Love you lots
christy