Monday, February 15, 2010

Grace for your spirit February 15, 2010

Grace for your spirit
And He said to him, " '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 foremost commandment. "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' Matthew 22:37-39
On Valentine's day you can see lines of condemned men waiting in line to buy overpriced flowers, so they can keep themselves out of trouble. They have a poem of instructions, "Love me sweet, love me tender. Get me roses, not a blender. " The purchase is not so much out of love but out of fear of what will happen without the purchase. Some great love, huh. It reminded me of Sunday morning at many worship services. Lines of condemned men and women, waiting to get in to keep themselves out of hot water with God. The worship is not so much out of love, but out of fear of what might happen if they don't come. Some great love, huh. Is that all there is to our relationships with God and one another? Not doing good moved by love, but a defense motivated by fear. Let's learn to love with all our heart, soul, mind, all the time. That kind of love casts out fear, and puts us in the winners circle, at home and with God.


The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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