Real Love

Luke 6:27-28 "But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,"

Jesus said He is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus is the way of love , the truth of what love is, and the life of love we are to live. Let us walk and communicate that love to a lost and dying world that they may come to know the true way of love.

Jesus instructs us to love without respect of person. We are to love ye one another as Christ loved us. this kind of love does not result from any merit or attractiveness in the other person, but comes solely from the heart of the one loving. Our love for others must cause us to seek the best interest of the other person, despite how they feel towards us. Now this love does not result from a weakness or failure to stand up for truth or justice, it is a purposeful love that flows from a strong heart that seeks the eternal salvation of others. This sacrificial love demonstrates that our purpose for living is larger than self, not our will but God's will be done. Our love must be strong and purposeful in accepting mistreatment, as it shows our trust in the Lord and his ability to use the situation for his Glory. Jesus not only taught us our love must be strong and purposeful when mistreated, but we must also be merciful to others in our daily lives, as the Father daily pours out new mercy on us.

The standard of sacrificial love goes beyond what others might do or what we might feel we should do, but it is what Jesus teaches us to do. The prime example of selfless giving is our heavenly Father himself, who showed kindness to all humanity in spite of as he gave his only begotten son that we might have everlasting life.