Train Yourself To Love
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law (Romans 13:10).
Everyone deserves and qualifies to be loved,
including those you may perceive to be “your
enemies.” Jesus said, “But I say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). You
don’t only love those who love you; you love everyone
with the unconditional love of Christ.
All people are the same when it comes to love.
Everyone has the capacity to give and receive love.
Everyone wants to be loved, though not everyone
wants to give it or respond to it. Love is the greatest
power in the universe. It goes beyond cultural divides,
religious barriers, ethnic differences, and social stratifications.
Train yourself to walk in love. It’s a conscious
choice you have to make; it’ll transform your life. In
John 13:34, Jesus said, “A new commandment I give
unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved
you, that ye also love one another.” Tell yourself, “I’m
going to walk in love, no matter what. I’m going to
love others genuinely, even when their actions aren’t
deserving of love.”
The Bible tells us that God demonstrated His love
for us, while we were undeserving of kindness: “But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans
5:8). We’re therefore to love like Him, as His beloved
children: “Be ye therefore followers of God, as
dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath
loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering
and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour”
(Ephesians 5:1-2).
To walk with God is to walk in love. 1 John 4:7-8
says, “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of
God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and
knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God;
for God is love.” Let your life be the out-shining of His love.
Confession
My life is the expression of the love of the Father. I abound in
love today, towards those in my world, and beyond, and declare
that my heart is established, blameless and in holiness before
the Lord, for His love is perfected in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
John 13:35; 1 John 4:7-8; 1 thessalonians 3:12-13
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 thessalonians 3:1-18
Jeremiah 3-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
hbrews 9:1-10
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