Love Assumes the Best 31 March 09
Posted by Dennis Ng , Wednesday, April 8, 2009 4:44 PM
To all my dearest brothers and sisters,
Jesus loves us while we are all still sinners...
Then I wonder and ponder, have i really loved anyone truly?
Loved my father? Mother? Sisters? Brothers? Friends? Colleagues?
Do they ever felt loved by me?
The truth is all of us always think highly of our elves, indirectly telling others that we are better.
A brother shared with me that all of us have a Pharisee in us. And its true!
DONT DENY! All of you! In our hearts we always comment about other people.
We always comment what others do is not the best,
They have to be good before they can outreach,
they have to live a better live before they can share certain truths,
They don't have this they don't have that, not enough of this and not enough of that.
Just because some of us have done more "QT", pray more "flowery", live a better live, know more of the word..etc
We start commenting and criticizing on others who are weaker, Just because we know more. Is that love?
Apostle Paul was out cast when he first started his ministry, with grace Barnabas brought him to the rest of the disciples with love.
With hope, Barnabas brought Mark along with him when Paul didn't want to have Mark along.
Jesus scribble in the sand while the adulteress women was about to be Stone, Jesus said to the crowds, who is without sin may stone her.
What did Jesus scribble in sand? " remember to love one another"? i dunno...
Lets stop talking about how sad the Christians are because of their sins,
How weak the church is,
How lousy the pastors are, what everyone must do etc..
Lets stop putting a standard on one another. We admit our short comings and we accept that Christians do make mistakes
But Its really NO big deal to have plenty of faith, knowing plenty of word and obeying plenty of things,
but cannot even show a little love to one another.
But Lets first learn to love and encourage one another with a gentle spirit. Because we know that
all the sinners ran to Jesus, not to the lawful teachers or Pharisees. And we want to be like Jesus.
A brother shared this video. It demonstrates the love of the father. Watch and be encourage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jgclJ_UVV0&feature=related (MUST WATCH)
God's Msg to us:
Repent to Up Root
Replace to take Root
Revive to Bear Fruit
Bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:7)
Love has no limits. Love never says, “You’ve gone too far. I can’t love you now.” “All things” means everything is included. Christlike love leaves no doubt in the mind of another that you will continue to love steadfastly. Do those close to you know that they can fail and do foolish things, yet you will not falter in your love for them? Are others assured that, even when they hurt you, you still love them, holding nothing against them?Love assumes the best about others. If someone inadvertently offends you, you choose to believe the offense was unintentional. If someone seeks to harm you, you “bear all things,” forgiving unconditionally. If a positive light can be shed on a difficult encounter, you grasp it. If someone continually provokes you, you “endure all things.” You never lose hope in the ones you love. You practice the same unconditional love toward others that Christ gives to you.
Paul said that he was nothing if he had the faith to move mountains, the tongue of an angel, and the gift of prophecy to understand all mysteries, yet did not have God’s love. It is unacceptable to say, “Well, I just can’t love people that way!” When God loves people through you, this is the only kind of love He has! Read 1 Corinthians 13 with gratitude that God has already expressed this complete and selfless love to you. Pray and ask Him to express it through you now, to others.
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