But what kind of spiritual ammunition does the world need?
Are you ready for the answer? I know you are not, but here goes.....
Love.
Yes, love!
You think I am joking, don't you? ...but I am not.
Let's go it to The Word to prove it. Romans 13 starts out with Paul the Apostle encouraging people to render respect to the authorities. He even goes further to encourage the masses to pay their taxes and whatever else is due to others (in verse 7). In verse 8, he adds not to owe anything to anyone, but to love one another; but the verse that seems to summarize these previous verses is Romans 13:10 which says "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law". Love, true love does not harm his neighbor.
The 'Love' chapter as it is called (1 Corinthians 13) completely defines what true love is: it is other-centered; it doesn't seek its own, but it's giving, it's long-suffering and kind; it isn't proud or puffed up and doesn't even get angered quickly! Love doesn't think to do evil<-- Do you see that? Love doesn't rejoice in destruction, death, murder and violence. It seeks peace and kindness. It's all about helping one another, not hurting one another.
BUT, you may still be doubtful about this solution, and may recall that I said we need a spiritual solution for the world's problems, so why did I mention love? It is because love is spiritual. It's definitely not man-made. Love is more than just a feeling, HE is a Person! In 1 John 4:8 and 1 John 4:16, we are told God is Love; and in Galatians 5:22, the first fruit of the Spirit is love.
If God is love, and love is what humanity is lacking, then we need God. He is our solution! But we also know, not everyone wants God, and not everyone cares to love everybody; so the hearts of many are growing increasingly colder and more hateful ("And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" Matt 24:12). But if we were to be saved from our ourselves, we need Jesus like never before. We need to study His Word (to learn how He lived in the midst of those who hated Him), we need to love like He loved, walk like He walked, live like He lived (while we lived among us).
So there you have it. It seems simple, but it's not. You cannot 'simply' love your enemies; only The Almighty Father can give you that kind of power. It's time, it's time to choose:
- Choose love and side with God who IS LOVE!
Or
- Choose hate, and grow colder ever day, being consumed with it.
By your actions, you show whom you are serving...
The 'Love' chapter as it is called (1 Corinthians 13) completely defines what true love is: it is other-centered; it doesn't seek its own, but it's giving, it's long-suffering and kind; it isn't proud or puffed up and doesn't even get angered quickly! Love doesn't think to do evil<-- Do you see that? Love doesn't rejoice in destruction, death, murder and violence. It seeks peace and kindness. It's all about helping one another, not hurting one another.
BUT, you may still be doubtful about this solution, and may recall that I said we need a spiritual solution for the world's problems, so why did I mention love? It is because love is spiritual. It's definitely not man-made. Love is more than just a feeling, HE is a Person! In 1 John 4:8 and 1 John 4:16, we are told God is Love; and in Galatians 5:22, the first fruit of the Spirit is love.
If God is love, and love is what humanity is lacking, then we need God. He is our solution! But we also know, not everyone wants God, and not everyone cares to love everybody; so the hearts of many are growing increasingly colder and more hateful ("And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" Matt 24:12). But if we were to be saved from our ourselves, we need Jesus like never before. We need to study His Word (to learn how He lived in the midst of those who hated Him), we need to love like He loved, walk like He walked, live like He lived (while we lived among us).
So there you have it. It seems simple, but it's not. You cannot 'simply' love your enemies; only The Almighty Father can give you that kind of power. It's time, it's time to choose:
- Choose love and side with God who IS LOVE!
Or
- Choose hate, and grow colder ever day, being consumed with it.
By your actions, you show whom you are serving...
Choose you this day whom ye will serve.
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