Love People

Love People

"And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself"

Can I be the first to admit that there are some things in the Bible I still don't understand, the four horsemen of revelation, the first creation, someone having more than one wife let alone seven hundred, the list would be pretty extensive. And so I'm thankful for those truths that are very simple such as the second commandment which tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves, or to put in an easier form, love people.

Love people
-when they don't deserve it
-when they've hurt you
-when they don't want you to
-when they're different than you
-when they've disappointed you
-when they won't say they're sorry
-when no one else will
-when you're really too busy
-when it will cost you something
-when they are hurting and lonely
-when they can't say thank you
-when they need you the most

Love people
-even if you think they'll never change
-even if everyone else tells you not to
-even if you know they'll hurt you again
-even when you have to battle memories

Love people
-despite their faults
-despite their weaknesses
-despite their rudeness
-despite everything

Love people
-as the Lord has loved you
-as the Lord would love them
-as you want others to love you
-as an offering to the Lord who has saved us and blessed our lives abundantly!

Jesus narrowed all the commandments down to two, loving the Lord and loving people. May we receive the grace to show forth the love of Christ, allowing His love to fill our hearts and overflow to a lost and hurting world, to quite simply "love people".

God Bless
Pastor Joe
Gateway Church