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If we stuck that definition of love back into that first sentence, it would read, “I ask that we all live the way God commanded us to live [toward] each other.”
It sounds like, therefore, we aren’t loving others if we aren’t living the way God commanded us to live! In other words, our all-knowing God has determined throughout history the best way for each person to live to glorify Him. Doing so will not only bring glory to God. It will also result in the fullest, most beneficial life for that person. But, in God’s wisdom, it will also at the very same time result in a fuller life for every believer (and, in fact, every unbeliever) we might ever know! God planned for us to love others as part of our Christian life, blessing them as well as ourselves in the process. Just imagine what this world would be like if every Christian lived as God would have him live! Love would super-abound!
Father, when I live as You commanded, I’m not trying to get all A’s on a spiritual report card. Instead, You will be using me to show Your love to others as well. Help me to keep in mind that it isn’t ever just about me. We are all a community of believers, and working together in love, we glorify You in the eyes of the world in the process!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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