Call on Jesus

There is an older gentleman that I know, and I would say that he is filled with love.  I cannot ever remember him not being loving and patient with everyone he encounters.  He is loved and respected by kids of ages and adults for he loves them all the same.  I wonder if people see me in that way.  I am afraid of the answer to that question.  Loving people can be hard, we all know that.  I don’t have to explain to anyone that has contact with others knows that Love is not an easy thing to do. 

What are we to do?  We know that God is the example and that we are to love as He has loved but there is more to it than just that.  If we call on Jesus, our Lord and Savior then perhaps the question is do we mean it.  If He is Lord, then that means we are His servants and as such we must obey His commands.

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” John 15:12 NIV and “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 NIV.

So, there is a plan and it is as simple as can be: we are commanded by our Lord to love.  Not just any kind of love, but to love as He has loved us.  Back to our profession that we are children of God. It is by our love that we show the evidence of our salvation.  If you do not have God’s love how can you say you have God in your life.  A spring brings forth either good water or bad water but not both. And so, we produce love or not, based upon what’s inside of us.  If we have the Lord inside of us, then the fruits of the Spirit should be the result and chief among them is love.  It is by our love that the world will know who we are. 

It is sad that in today’s world many do not see any difference between us and the world.  Why? We are to love even those who do not love us.  Yes, that’s right love your enemies. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Matthew 5:43-44 NIV.  This command dove tails with forgiveness. We are to love those that have done us wrong and hurt us. And even go a step beyond that…we are to pray for our enemies. So, let the same love be seen in us that is seen in our Lord and Savior. Let us be so filled with love that everyone that encounters us sees Jesus in our lives.