"If anyone says "I love God," but keeps on hating his brother, he is a liar; for if he doesn't love his brother who is right there in front of him, how can he love God whom he has never seen? And God himself has said that one must love not only God but his brother too." (1 John 4:20-21 TLB) Believers have a divine imperative to love all men. This imperative, challenging as it may be is not a choice. Resist the temptation to scrutinize people and thus determine for yourself their lovability. Remember, God scrutinized us and without hesitation or equivocation loved and loves us. Therefore, we must strive to do the same!
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for loving us without hesitation! Your love for us never fails even when we are least deserving of it. Help us to love all men in this same way. Amen.
1 John 4:16-17. . . .We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love and because we believe him when he tells us that he loves us dearly. God is love, and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him. TLB
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