DEEPLY LOVE OTHERS
I Peter 4:8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for
each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. NLT
Most important of
all, this is a very critical part of living a holy life and being ready for
Christ’s return. We must show deep love
for each other. There are different ways
to love. We love deeper those whom we
are attached to the most. What does it
mean to love someone deeply?
It means first of all
that we are drinking deeply from the well of God’s love for no one can love
deeply without drawing it from Him. God
is the substance of all love. It means
as well that our capacity to love is growing.
The more we are invested in God, who is love, the greater we grow in our
ability to love. To love someone deeply involves intent and purpose. It means that we don’t just wait for it to
happen, we make it happen. We take an
interest in others and involve ourselves in their lives. We get to know others from the heart well
enough so that we are quick to forgive and slow to anger. We seek to always maintain peace by setting
aside our personal wants and issues when necessary.
We are to love each other deeply because
when we do we are able to live in peace with each other. A heart full of love is a forgiving heart
that is not easily offended. When the
heart is full of God’s love, grace abounds.
Forgiving each other becomes the natural thing for us to do. We let that which has been forgiven remain in
the past. We extend graciousness to
those who sin instead of condemning them.
We look out for each other and strive to help each other move forward
without the baggage of sin weighing us down.
In other words, we commit ourselves to grace-filled relationships that
never run dry.
Everyone needs to know that their sin
doesn’t define who they are. We all need
to know that we are genuinely loved and accepted unconditionally. Knowing we are loved encourages us to want to
do better, to be better. Love covers
over a multitude of sins.
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