Love!!!!

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 397
October 9, 2018///

Unless you just like trouble, I am sure you are as tired of the fighting going on in politics as I am. The actions, words being spoken, and hate are almost beyond reason.

This brings me to remind you of the two commandments Jesus said were the greatest of all:

Matthew 22:37-39 (KJV)
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Now as we look at this more closely may I remind you that it was Jesus Christ the Savior of the World who said this.

Maybe you are saying “Can loving and treating others the way Jesus would really change things?” I truly believe that is what the world needs.

However, what I see is that instead of showing the lost world the Love of Jesus there is much bickering, slander, discord and hurtful talk going on among those who call themselves children of the most high God.

When the Churches or the people even within each church cannot Love one Another despite their differences, what chance does the world have to show respect and care for each other.

The world is blinded to the truth, but the Christian is supposed to know the truth and the truth should set them free from such things that stir up jealous and envy and roots of bitterness.

May we take it further and look at our homes. How can we Love one another in our churches when our homes and families are places of discord and strife?

We should take great care to treat those closest to us as Jesus would. We should treat those in our house and our families as we would a respected and revered friend. I truly believe our spouses, children and those in our household should be the breeding ground for the Love that surpasses understanding.

As Love invades our homes it will then flow from us to our churches, then to our work environments and then on to the entire country.

We are the light and the only way the Love of Jesus will penetrate the darkness is through us.

May I make clear that I am not talking about agreeing with evil. Nor am I talking about being your children’s best friend and allowing them to do whatever they want.

No, a thousand times no. I am talking about speaking the truth in Love. I am talking about Loving despite wrongs and showing a better way. I am talking about showing others the Grace that God Almighty showed us.

I am not talking about burying your head in the sand and ignoring evil and wrong, but I am talking about having a heart that has spent time before the throne allowing the Holy Spirit to invade us with such Love that we look at others with compassion and even tears and help them.

Jesus condemned the religious leaders for judging and yet He did not ignore sin but had such Love and Compassion for the sinner, that the sinner was drawn to Him.

My desire is that todays Christian will spend the time it takes in the presences of Almighty God to be filled with the kind of Love and Compassion that will change the entire planet.

Love nailed Jesus to the Cross. May we understand that we are unique individuals created by the Lord God Almighty. May we understand we will not all think alike but if we Love the Lord God with all our Heart, Soul, and Mind we can change the world though Love.

May we understand that we are not perfect and therefore should not expect others to be perfect. May we not hesitate to say I’m sorry, even to our small children or teens when the situation calls for it. May we correct our children in Love and show them the way of Christ Jesus.

May we as the body of Christ vote and pray about our elections and things that will affect our Nation and State and Local regions.

Can we strive to be Love walking around in human form. I believe that Love can break down walls and barriers that have been erected from hurts, abuses and words of bitterness and destruction.

The person who is tough because they refuse to be hurt again is looking for real Love, the God kind of Love. May we be that Love and break down those walls.

Let Jesus Love through you!!!
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Father God, I come in the name of Jesus, my Savior. Thank you for showing me Love even before I was ever formed in my mother’s womb. Thank you for showing in amazing ways your Love and Care for me all my life. Invade each person reading this with so much Love it flows out to others. May we be your hand extended and may we change out world, one person at a time. Amen

Be filled with the Love of God!!
Love, Me-Maw