2 Corinthians 9:6
January 18, 2024
FEAST OF SAINT GERMANICUS OF SMYRNA – 19th JANUARY
January 19, 2024
THE 18th OF JANUARY
WE OBEY GOD IF WE HAVE FAITH IN JESUS AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. – 1 John 3:23
It is impossible to obey the command to love one another without the help of the Holy Spirit. Have you ever wondered why God commands us to love? If we only love the nice and likeable people who never offend or do us wrong, it would not be so hard, but we are to love the others too!
If all people would love others as they love themselves, life on earth would be close to heavenly life. It is so true that we forgive the ones we love the easiest. It is so much easier to forgive and make excuses for what our loved ones do to us. But when the ones that we do not even like hurt us, it is another story. We treat the same hurt or offense differently, based upon the feelings we have towards the person that has done us wrong. When we love each other as the Lord has directed, we open the door to being happier, pleasing God and having more reasons to rejoice.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Lord God, You are love itself, not only its creator. Please help me love those that are hard to love, those that I do not like and those who treat me wrong. You know what I am facing, You know my heart and I know that without Your help I cannot love or grow in love. Please help me love as You want me to love, to think as You want me to think and act as You want me to act. In the Name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
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