We cannot properly speak of the ministry of reconciliation
without first experiencing the very deep and profound ache of separation and
the ruthless brutality of life apart from the love of God.
Once we truly know the overwhelming despair of being so
separated from the Father, then we might begin to understand how a word of
condemnation from our lips could never, in any way, be confused with the kind
of self-giving agape love that Jesus calls us to demonstrate to people who have
never experienced it as we have.
"Love one another as I have loved you." - Jesus
This means that our mission is to love people sincerely, and from the heart.[1 Peter 1:22]
We have to stop first and ask: "How has Jesus loved me?"
And then we take from that list and find ways to duplicate that kind of self-sacrificing, others-focused love to people who need it the most.
How do you know if you're loving people the way Jesus commanded?
Simple: If they feel loved, then you're doing it right.
If they don't feel loved by you, then you're doing it wrong.
No Christian should ever cause anyone to doubt that God loves them.
And that love has to start with us.
"Go and do likewise." - Jesus
-kg
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