Scripture Reading: Hebrews 13:1-9
Main Text:
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
There are several factors that militate against love. The early Church like today’s Church was confronted with challenging situations which made it difficult to walk in love. For brotherly love to continue believers have to overcome the love killers amongst us. The challenges that faced the early Church reveal the need for love. These challenges presented good excuses for people not to walk in love. For instance, it was very easy to dwell on the misconduct of a previous visitor and refuse to receive a new visitor into one’s home.
I often wonder why it is so difficult for us to love one another in the Church. Believers applaud the world for succeeding but hate one another’s success. When the world performs great feats we admire them and say that it is the blessing of God. The arrival of similar blessings in other believers’ lives however, provokes jealousy and resentment from us. Even at the pastoral level love is difficult to attain. It is very difficult to see a pastor rejoice at the breakthrough of another pastor. The spirit of competition is threatening the existence of love amongst us.
We must endeavour to let brotherly love continue. In Hebrews 13:1-9 the Bible shows us some of the obstacles we must overcome to let brotherly love continue. The verses after the first one mention certain situations that require a demonstration of the love of God. We are to love one another as Christ loves us (John 13:34). Our love for one another is supposed to measure up to the love Christ has for us and not less. It is through loving one another that people will know that we are the disciples of Christ.
Prayer: Pray and ask God to touch your heart, and cause you to overcome any situation that will seek to kill your love.
Extract From:
“The Love Revolution” by Eastwood Anaba
Other Reading: “The Millennium Pages of Love” by Eastwood Anaba
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