Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.12.21.NASB
Example of how: Read verse 20.
Remember: Doing good in and of itself is just an exercise that is futile. We must be filled with God’s spirit to have that kind of Love. If we do, then we can point them to Jesus, who is the one who Loves us.
Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 NASB
Don’t get hooked on a feeling. Get hooked on Jesus. He is the one who showed us what true sacrificial Love and servanthood is.
We love, because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19 NASB
“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Luke 6:27-28 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.6.27-28.NASB
Just remember…….WE were enemies of God before we understood the Gospel. He poured tremendous grace on us, even though we didn’t deserve it. As followers of Christ, should we not do the same?
Think about someone you may be at odds with in your life right now. Maybe your brother, sister, father, mother, daughter, son, best friend, etc. I want you to take a moment, and pray for them and your own heart right now. Continue to do this until God changes your heart. Maybe he will change theirs, but you have to worry about your own heart first.
May God’s grace be with you and may it flow to all those around you.
Blessings
Alan
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3 NASB
The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/ecc.12.13.NASB
Proverbs says, that this fear is the beginning of wisdom. There is Good News about this God who demands that we fear and obey him.
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Yesterday, we put my father to rest. For me, I felt like he was at rest, the moment he passed, from this life to the next.
Culturally, back here, it is a big deal to look at the Shell of a body and find finality with the person’s death.
I don’t get it so much, but respect it. Definitely, the burial does make a lasting impression that he is gone.
Anyway, he joins quite a few family members, who leave a legacy of loving God and loving and serving people.
I will miss you Dad, in physical form, but your legacy and spirit will live FOREVER!
With Love
Alan
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.
Hebrews 6:10 NASB
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