Monday, April 16, 2012

Can You Love

Can you love another without Judgments?
Can you love another without prejudices?
Can you love those who persecute you and cause you harm?
Can you love the antagonist?
Can you love when you are happy and when things are not going all that well?

How often I walk as a temporal man and not as an eternal man. I would like to think I could answer those questions with a yes and AMEM. However, I confess I cannot.

Can I love the way Jesus loved-a love that was shown as he hung from that tree? I know I want to. I know my heart wants to leap and say "Yes Lord that is for me". Yet like Peter, I too am weak and fail to meet up to that perfect man as Jesus was.

All I can say today is thank you for the cross, thank you for the blood, and thank you for your everlasting love and mercy You have stored up for me.

Today I pray for those of us who are weak in whatever area we find ourselves in. I pray for mercy and grace. MERCY that comes with another chance for a new start day after day. GRACE to empower us for the change that needs to occur. GRACE for the long haul of transformation. May our days improve and may our hearts be changed to become more and more like you, our LORD.

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