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C.S. Lewis on Love
NEW SERIES: C.S.Lewis on Love
On Love (Part 1)
READ: 1 Corinthians 13: 1 - 3; 1 John 3: 14 - 18
Our greatest acts of valour, generosity or spirituality are nothing, if we don't have love for others. In fact, Paul equates them to an annoying disturbance, if we do not do them in love.
Loving people is difficult and risky. How often have we run from people because we are afraid that they will hurt us? Self-preservation is a very human instinct. And yet, God calls us to rise above our humanness, one more time.
John puts it blatantly when he calls us to love not just at the risk of getting hurt, but at the risk of losing our very lives.
Who are the people that the Spirit has already brought to your mind, as you read this?
Will you pray and ask God for the strength and courage to love?
Realize that it's not that there are one or two people that we struggle to love, but our general attitude is such that we would rather hide than be hurt.
Will you submit that attitude to God?
Our greatest acts of valour, generosity or spirituality are nothing, if we don't have love for others. In fact, Paul equates them to an annoying disturbance, if we do not do them in love.
Loving people is difficult and risky. How often have we run from people because we are afraid that they will hurt us? Self-preservation is a very human instinct. And yet, God calls us to rise above our humanness, one more time.
John puts it blatantly when he calls us to love not just at the risk of getting hurt, but at the risk of losing our very lives.
Who are the people that the Spirit has already brought to your mind, as you read this?
Will you pray and ask God for the strength and courage to love?
Realize that it's not that there are one or two people that we struggle to love, but our general attitude is such that we would rather hide than be hurt.
Will you submit that attitude to God?
On Love (Part 2)
READ: Matthew 8: 18 - 22
Jesus had nothing against us loving or caring for our earthly dear ones. Only a few verses before today's reading, there is an account of Jesus healing Peter's mother-in-law. It was more a question of priority - if the situation demanded it, who would you yield to?
What Jesus did demand from us is that we place no human being above Him in our lives.
What would you do if the desires of your dear ones are contrary to what God is calling you to do?
Will you pray that God would renew our hearts and minds, such that we seek Him and His will above all others?
Will you also pray that if such a situation should arise, that He will give you the grace to deal with your dear ones with great love, even if you will not yield to them?
Jesus had nothing against us loving or caring for our earthly dear ones. Only a few verses before today's reading, there is an account of Jesus healing Peter's mother-in-law. It was more a question of priority - if the situation demanded it, who would you yield to?
What Jesus did demand from us is that we place no human being above Him in our lives.
What would you do if the desires of your dear ones are contrary to what God is calling you to do?
Will you pray that God would renew our hearts and minds, such that we seek Him and His will above all others?
Will you also pray that if such a situation should arise, that He will give you the grace to deal with your dear ones with great love, even if you will not yield to them?
C.S. Lewis on Love
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