The Measure of Love

As I listened to Pastor Sean last weekend it occurred to me how subtle the enemy is in his ways and how easily we can slip into judgment of others as a result.  It’s almost an unconscious response on our part to judge others but it is, at the core, that old original sin of pride.

God gives us the remedy for pride, and that is love. Love is not proud. Love does not judge or is scornful or puffed up. Love God and love your neighbor and even love those who hate you and persecute you. How impossible this last seems. How truly unnatural it is. To be able to love your enemy is not natural. It requires a supernatural enabling by the Holy Spirit because all things are possible with God. As Christians, we are called to offer God’s love in Jesus’ name to every person we meet.