“This book of the law
shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt mediate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein:
for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good
success.” Joshua 1:8
This is my 1st post for 2014 and I have a
confession. I did NOT read the entire bible last year. I read a good portion
more than I ever read before, but I did not finish the entire bible. To my
fellow bloggers I am sorry for not holding up my commitment. Starting this blog
in 2014 I was slightly disheartened because I had not made it through the
entire bible last year. However, God revealed to me that it was okay. In fact
he actually showed me a way to read his word and learn from it. By picking a
theme, reading verses related to that topic, and meditating on those scriptures
throughout the day. This way of reading
the bible allows us to focus on the meaning of the scriptures rather than
trying to read through long portions without understanding . I encourage
everyone reading to try this simple method of bible reading this year. Choose a
topic each day find scriptures related to those topics, mediate and apply those
scriptures to your life.
For me this week the topic is LOVE. As you may have read I
got engaged last year to fellow blogger Ron and we have begun the interesting
journey of pre martial counselling. This week’s counselling required us to read
19 scriptures related to love and write the meaning of those scriptures among
numerous tasks. These scriptures related to God’s love and how God wants us to
love one another. I had previously read
the scriptures but never took the time to look at the meaning behind the
scriptures. This assignment forced me to look at the meaning and what I
discovered was mind blowing. God requires us to LOVE EVERYONE. I know we say
this, but to actually do it is something else. Think about it if someone were
to attack one of your family members would you love your families’ attacker?
When someone does something wrong to you do you love that person? God commands
us to LOVE everyone no matter who they are or what they have done. Below are a
few of the scriptures that I read this week.
John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, That ye have
love one to another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Luke 6:27-36 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies,
do good to them which hate you,
28. Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you.
29. And unto them that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer
also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat
also.
31. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to
them likewise.
Luke 10 tells the story of the good Samaritan who helps a
stranger who was robbed , beaten and left for dead. The Good Samaritan not only
takes care of the injured man but he makes sure the man’s needs are taken care
of for a long time. If you saw someone hurt would you pay for all of their hospital
bills, put them in a hotel and pay for him to be taken care of? This story shows
that loving people is not always convenient.
Sometimes love requires us to go completely out of our way to take care
of someone you do not know.
Reading the scriptures about God’s love left a lasting
impression on me. All week long I have been reminding myself to love those
around me. When someone makes me mad at work do I still love this person or do
I let my attitude get the best of me? I encourage you all to keep God’s
perspective of Love in your life.
Brittney
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