TEACH US HOW TO LOVE ALL

Luke 6:27-36  27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Father, right now all we want is You, You are our reward; everything else is short-lived; if we have not stored up treasures of heaven we have nothing, in Jesus name.  Father, open our hearts and minds to forgiveness with kindness and gentleness so we can become true servants of Christ and others.  The Bread of Life sent down from glory, a Holy King who came to serve, and those that follow Him are servants.  Servants, to those who cannot speak for themselves, Servant for the call to justice for the unjust, Servant for the widow and orphans; servants for the lost.  Father, help us understand we cannot pick and choose who we help or serve, but treat all the same.

Luck 6:32-42 32 If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the back? Run-of-the-mill sinners do that. 33 If you only help those who help you, do you expect a medal? Garden-variety sinners do that.34 If you only give what you hope to get out of it, do you think that's charity? The stingiest of pawnbrokers do that. 35"I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You'll never - I promise - regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're at our worst. 36 Our Father is kind; you be kind. 37 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults - unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don't condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you'll find life a lot easier. 38Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back - given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity." 39 He quoted a proverb: "'Can a blind man guide a blind man?' Wouldn't they both end up in the ditch? 40 An apprentice doesn't lecture the master. The point is to be careful who you follow as your teacher. 41 "It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own.   42 Do you have the nerve to say, 'Let me wash your face for you,' when your own face is distorted by contempt? It's this I-know-better-than-you mentality again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your own part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor, let us put Your Lord, back in our schools, jobs, Churches, Homes, and our lives.  LORD, I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO FORGIVE, DEAL WITH MY ENEMIES AND MOVE ON BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS A GOD WHO FORGAVE ME, SO I TOO MUST FORGIVE, in Jesus name Amen