What are you going to teach me about Yourself?
About the way You see things?
I am listening
I’m waiting
Looking forward to the knowledge of Your character
Perhaps it’s about how You love
One thing I am not good at is loving the unlovely
If you were here, Your love would be toward the unlovely
You told us that if we do anything for the least of these,
that is the same as doing things unto You
You said that we sometimes entertain angels unawares
You also said go into the highways and compel people to come to You
You loved the lepers, the sick, the lame, the demon possessed
You reached out to all who would dare to truly seek You
We have our prejudgments and disapproval,
if someone might not look just right, smell just right,
maybe has habits that we despise
It could be anything and our sinful nature refuses to let You love through us
If you love those who love you, what reward have you?
Do not even the publicans the same?
The smallest gesture of kindness can mean so much to someone else
it even could be the only love they felt all day or all week or longer
Let us take every chance we can to let Your light shine
so that we may glorify You,
so that others may glorify You
Because with Your strength, we can demonstrate who You are
which might even help them find You
A very beautiful sentiment Lord that is true
Let us be humble and let You love, show grace and kindness through us
Scriptural References:
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons Acts 10:34
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. Proverbs 10:12
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:40
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. Luke 14:23
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Matthew 11:5
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. Matthew 4:24
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? Matthew 5:46
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20
Powerful Stuff! Amen and Amen!