This Is Indeed True Love
THE LAMP DEVOTION
Luke 6:32-36
32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Jesus came to teach us about true love. He used the practice of doing good as one of the indices of love. For a long time, people would do good to those they considered their friends and refrained from doing good to those they considered their enemies.
Jesus asked the question what difference does it make if we do good only to those who do good to us. He was talking directly to believers and those who claimed they were children of Jehovah. He said even the sinners do that.
For the believer, Jesus’ standard is that we do good to those who hate us and pray for those who would have something evil happen to us. This is hard for many. Remember Jesus did the same. He prayed for the people who nailed Him to the cross. He demonstrated true love.
God loves us all irrespective of our status in life. He uses His love to draw all men unto Himself. That’s how He gets the sinners to repent and get saved. We could not have had a better example.
Prayer
1. Thank Jesus for dying on the cross to save all sinners including you.
2. Pray that you will follow Jesus’ love for all people, including your enemies.
3. Father, please pour afresh Your love into my heart to help me love my enemies.
Declarations
I declare that I have the capacity to love all people. The Holy Spirit in me enables me to love as God loves - unconditionally. Though this is hard for my flesh, yet by my spirit I will do good to those who despitefully use me and say all manner of evil against me. I declare by the grace of God that I will love them with the love of God in the name of Jesus.
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