Good Morning Friends,
“This is the message you heard from the
beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the
evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own
actions were evil and his brother's were righteous. Do not be surprised, my brothers,
if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because
we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. Anyone who
hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life
in him.” (1 John 3:11-15)
It’s a pretty simple principle: if we don’t
love the people around us, there is something very wrong with our relationship
with God.
Where there is a work of God in a person’s
life and the Spirit of God indwelling them, there is a growing love for people.
That’s because the greater God’s work in our lives, the more we reflect His
heart, and God deeply loves people!
Jealousy and envy led Cain to murder his
brother, Abel. Jealousy and envy interfered with and destroyed any love that
Cain might have had for Abel. Jealousy and envy continue to keep people from
loving as we should.
Guilt has a similar effect. It can interfere
with and destroy love for others. That’s one of the reasons the world turns
against those who follow God. The righteousness of the followers of God points
out the unrighteousness of the world and that leads to guilt. If you don’t want
to deal with guilt in the proper way, by repentance and seeking forgiveness,
you can attempt to deal with it by getting rid of those who make you feel
guilty.
The attitudes that interfere with and destroy
love must be rooted out. God wants us to love people. That has been His message
from day one!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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