"We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen” – 1John 4:19-20.
After a while, resumed blogging, and yes, when we write we should practice it…If we don’t we are far away from the kingdom of God. God has enlightened our souls with his steadfast love, and unfailing grace…His blessings are endless. Has he commanded something? Otherwise, what is the summary of all commandments? The two commandments, which gives you all power to follow the Ten Commandments.
Matthew 22:37 -38 says as follows -“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”
This commandment was the commandment of love, Jesus, the son of God, sets this as the bases of law and prophets. Your deeds are ne’er forgotten. Jesus assures this in the verse of Matthew 6: 20... “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal.”
How will you do this? Matthew 5: 46 says this, "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?” The following verse, Matthew 5:47 says, "If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?”
Jesus calls us to do ‘More’ than others...
Being an ardent follower, every Christian should walk this extra mile in his or her life, so that you are ‘More’ in the eyes of God…in the kingdom of God… And achieving this ‘More’ is not impossible. It is possible, when you decide to “Lessen” yourselves in front of the world.
Lessen yourselves, by loving your enemies…
Lessen yourselves, by greeting people, who backstabbed you…
Lessen yourselves, by adopting the strategies as in Matthew 5: 39 - 41 in your life… “But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.”
These strategies appear a bit hard and heavy to your heart, to adopt in daily lives...The reason is One, we all are human beings... We cannot forgive whatever bad people has done...Two, we cannot forget the hurt and torture your heart suffered, and Third... your self esteem or your ego... will ne’er allow you to show the other cheek, to give your cloak, to help or be generous to those who backstabbed you, and lend to your enemy for his genuine needs...
What is the after effect?
You are ‘something’ in front of the world...But your feelings of ‘something’ is ‘nothing’ in front of God...And you are far away from the valley...the valley of love, valley of kindness, valley of endless grace, due to your ‘something’ ness...
What is the solution...? Or, I may ask it another way...How to be in the valley, how to be ‘More’ in the valley...?
Matthew 18: 2-4 says as follows, “And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” – So, when we are in the kingdom, we are in the valley.
Now, how to be more in the Valley...? The following verse gives you the answer, Matthew 18: 5 – “Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
Yes, It is only through being humble as a child, only through being converted and become like children, you will love others, and be in love with the Saviour... “For anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar.”
To love others, especially our enemies, we need to be filled with the spirit of the Lord, The spirit of the Lord is nothing, but his love, Be filled with his love, “For he loved us first...through his crucifixion..
Let us pray, to Lord our God...
“Oh, Jesus, who got tortured and crucified for me, fill my heart with thy love, for me to love others, especially my enemies, and grace me to be in your valley forever.”
In love with Jesus and Mother, winding up till next post...Do pray for me!!
