It was love that sent Christ to the cross. “The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). It was love that inspired these words of Jesus: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:43-45).
He instilled the spirit of Christian love in His followers so that they lived without malice and died without rancor.
The love that Christ talked about can only be given to us by God. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). When you come to Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Savior, He gives you a supernatural love that allows you to love your enemy. This is the answer to the race problem. This is the answer to the many other problems that face the world today.
When you come to Jesus Christ, He transforms you. Your past is forgiven. You receive a power to love people, beyond your natural ability to love.
(Adapted from “The Kingdom Society” in the January 2017 issue of Decision magazine)
Prayer
Dear Lord, please overwhelm and overtake me with Your love, so that it consumes me and flows forth to the people around me and into the world, bearing fruit that remains for all eternity. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Adapted from “The Kingdom Society,” by Billy Graham, Decision magazine, January 2017 ©1965 BGEA.
He instilled the spirit of Christian love in His followers so that they lived without malice and died without rancor.
The love that Christ talked about can only be given to us by God. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). When you come to Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Savior, He gives you a supernatural love that allows you to love your enemy. This is the answer to the race problem. This is the answer to the many other problems that face the world today.
When you come to Jesus Christ, He transforms you. Your past is forgiven. You receive a power to love people, beyond your natural ability to love.
(Adapted from “The Kingdom Society” in the January 2017 issue of Decision magazine)
Prayer
Dear Lord, please overwhelm and overtake me with Your love, so that it consumes me and flows forth to the people around me and into the world, bearing fruit that remains for all eternity. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Adapted from “The Kingdom Society,” by Billy Graham, Decision magazine, January 2017 ©1965 BGEA.