You cannot profess to follow Christ unless you love all those for whom Christ died. We were instructed to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Love each other so well that there will be kindness and mutual acts of service between you. All relationships are made perfect if filled with love, but are worthless without it. Love without hesitation.
I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. John 13:34
Do not owe people anything, except always owe love to each other, because the person who loves others has obeyed all the law. The law says, You must not be guilty of adultery. You must not murder anyone. You must not steal. You must not want to take your neighbor’s things. All these commands and all others are really only one rule: Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Love never hurts a neighbor, so loving is obeying all the law. Romans 13:8-10
I may speak in different languages of people or even angels. But if I do not have love, I am only a noisy bell or a crashing cymbal. I may have the gift of prophecy. I may understand all the secret things of God and have all knowledge, and I may have faith so great I can move mountains. But even with all these things, if I do not have love, then I am nothing. I may give away everything I have, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing if I do not have love. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful self. Serve each other with love. Galatians 5:13
Now that you have made your souls pure by obeying the truth, you can have true love for your Christian brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply with all your heart. 1 Peter 1:22
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Want to read more of Gregory E. Lang’s devotions? Dive into Letters to a Friend: Simple Lessons in Christian Living, here.
