Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. – (Romans 13:10, HCSB)
Love doesn’t hurt others. So loving is the same as obeying all the law. – (Romans 13:10, ERV)
Does love hurt anyone? Absolutely not. In fact, love achieves everything the law requires. – (Romans 13:10, VOICE)
When we love those around us, we are walking in obedience to all that God commands. It is love that leads us along the path that the Lord has placed before us and shows us the way to navigate well. The more that we seek the Lord and receive all that He has to offer, the better equipped we are to love each person we meet. Choosing to extend kindness, is love. Believing the best in others is love. Forgiving and not holding a grudge, is love. Caring well for those around us is love. There are countless ways that we can extend love to those around us, and make God’s love tangible in places that it has been hidden. May we ever depend on the Lord to lead us in love, so that we may walk in obedience to the greatest command and show those around us what love is all about.
Love is meant to be,
Evidence of God;
Not jaded, hurtful,
Some Hallmark facade.
True love is goodness,
Kind and faithful too;
Always forgiving,
Each day it’s made new.
Patient, generous,
Full of hope each day;
In Christ, there’s enough,
To love the Lord’s way.
For as we choose love,
We do as we should;
We love others well,
And show God is good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You call and command us to love. Thank You that as we love You and love those around us well, we are walking in obedience to all that You command. Forgive us for each time that we have fallen short and not loved as You call us to do. Teach us how to lead with love in all that we say and do. Show us how to express Your love best to those around us, so that they might recognize Your heart in our every word and deed. May many come into a lasting relationship with You. Be glorified O God, as we seek You to love our neighbors as You intended. Amen.
© Shannon Elizabeth Grabrick and Revelations in Writing, May 2011 – present
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to You. – Psalm 86:5
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