Love In Spite Of

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

Luke 6:27-28

As we have studied the last couple of days, today’s devotional deals with the fact that as Christians, we are held to a higher standard or way of living… Today’s message echoes our focus this week which elaborates on the fact that you are to love your enemies and do good to them which hate you… Understand today that how you handle people is a direct example of how you feel Christ has dealt with you… Remember today that you were undeserving of His love, grace, and mercy just like the people who irk your nerves; however, we have to model Christ and continue to love others even if they don’t know how to love you in return…  Again, as we have studied throughout the week, know that as believers in Christ, we are held to a higher standard… We must go the extra mile and extend hands of kindness to those who may not be grateful… In this journey of life, we must speak words of encouragement to those who may be gossiping about us and we must stay focused on exalting God through our living… Jesus gives us instructions that we are called to live by today; we are not called to extend helping hands to just believers in Christ; we are called to see each and every moment in our lives as a chance to display our faith and God’s faithfulness… We give not expecting anything in return, we give showing that we are of Christ and that we want to bring praise and honor to the name that is above us… Remember the grace that God bestowed upon you when you were His enemy and bestow that same grace upon your enemies as a child of God…

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!