Love, Is It In You?

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Colossians 3:12-14

The key to forgiving others is remembering how much God has forgiven you. Is it difficult for you to forgive someone who has wronged you a little when God has forgiven you so much? Realizing God's infinite love and forgiveness can help you love and forgive others. All the virtues that the apostle Paul encourages us to develop are perfectly bound together by love. As we clothe ourselves with these virtues, the last garment we put on is love, which holds all of the others in place. To practice any list of virtues without practicing love will lead to distortion and fragmentation. Christians should live in peace. Too often you see or hear evidence to the contrary. To live in peace does not mean that suddenly all differences of opinion are resolved, but it does require that loving Christians work together despite their differences. Such love is not a feeling, but it is a decision to meet others' needs. To live in love leads to peace between individuals and among the members of the body of believers. Consider what you can do to demonstrate that love. God's love is real, and God's love is in each one of us. It is time that we let that light shine.

God Bless you,

JH