Wednesday: Do Unto Others 3

Love must be sincere!!

Good Morning, dear brothers and sisters. The weather here at the Southern location of the North Pole is, well it is just PERFECT. God is so good and always sends us what we need, but we sure do learn to appreciate days like this, after He has watered the lawns and filled the wells with water. Oh yes, we want the water but do not like the rainy days.

Today is Salvation Wednesday, the day we pray for the unsaved and then, and then we should be putting feet on those prayers and going to work for Jesus bringing in the unsaved to the feet of Jesus. Pray and work, it goes hand in hand.

Dolores and I are having shelving put in our basement for Carry The Light Ministries food pantry. It is shaping up, so now I am asking all of you to pray we can fill the shelves, for right now the new shelving will be empty. Most people think of a food thing like we do as being just at Christmas, and it is a great time to fill our shelves. However we have found that people who are hungry and do not have much money still would like to eat the other days. So pray warriors, pray.

Do Unto Others 3: Folks, when Jesus tells us to love our enemies ... Luke 6: 27 - "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you." (NIV) Romans 12: 9 - Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. (NIV)

I want you to notice one thing in Romans 12: 9 it tells us to hate what is evil, NOT WHO IS EVIL. In other words, hate the sin and love the sinner. I hate the gay marriages I hate those who act out on those things, but I still have love in my hearts for those who do those sins....

But the biggest thing I want to point out in Romans 12: 9 is my opening line today. "Love must be sincere." I don't know about you, but I can see a phony when someone is trying to sell me a bill of goods on something. I can also spot someone who says they love someone but really doesn't. And once in a while I get really fooled on that, but I am telling you right now that Jesus can and will always spot that person who tells that he loves his enemies but really does not. Even in families some will say they tried everything to patch things up, when in truth, they make no effort to even call the other person. We need to love God above all others, our Lord Jesus should be first in all things, then love our neighbors, and we must, folks, we must, brothers and sisters hear me on this ... that love must be sincere. Amen.

Dear Father in Heaven, You have told us to love one another, to love our enemies, and I for one confess that I need to try harder and harder to love those who don't like me or those who upset us. Lord, help us with Love and help us, Lord, to share Your love to others, to tell them about being saved so they can get into heaven. Help us to bring in the lost and work for You, and help us to put feet on these prayers today. In the name of Jesus, I pray, Amen.

Have a blessed day, remember to share your blessings. And please remember us in prayer as we are really expanding our food pantry. Love ya, dan.