February 26 Demonstrating Real Love Luke 10:27
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “So, he answered and said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’” (Luke 10:27)
When I reflect on the Love of God for Humanity, and His Amazing Grace that we are so undeserving of, and His willingness to send His Only Son to be our Sacrifice so that our sins could be forgiven, I am in awe of such Love! So unworthy am I of this Love! So undeserving of this Love, yet God, in His Great Love, has offered an opportunity for us to reestablish a divine relationship with the Father through His Son. When I think of this measure of Love, I am reminded of a beautiful song that simply describes my thoughts and emotions. It is entitled, “I Should Have Been Crucified!”
“I was guilty with nothing to say, and they were coming to take me away. When a voice from Heaven was heard that said
‘Let him go and take Me instead!’ Oh, I should have been crucified, And I should have suffered and died! I should have hung on the cross in disgrace But Jesus, God's Son, took my place! That crown of thorns, the spear in His side, And the pain, it should have been mine. Those rusty nails were meant for me, Yet Christ took them and let me go free!” Simply put, the Love that God demonstrated to mankind, on the Cross of Calvary, should be the example for all believers to follow! Whether we think that any one person is worthy of this love does not matter! We are called to demonstrate His Love to EVERYONE! This Love is greater than a tolerance of one another or a distant acquaintance relationship! We are to be deliberate, active, and engaged in the demonstration of His Love! We are to Love one another with all our hearts, our minds, and our souls! The genuine way to demonstrate God’s Love is to Love our Neighbors! As we focus on His Great Love for us, then we can, by his Holy Example, extend to our Neighbors, this Love, because God Loves US! Please Lord, help me to demonstrate Your Love to someone today! Lord, help me to treat others with your Love and offer to them, the Message of Love and Your Saving Grace! Lord, please continue to provide opportunities for me to demonstrate Your Love to others! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!