Ephesians 1:15
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
These two principles are inseparable. When we put our faith in the Lord Jesus our lives will reflect an outpouring of love for others. It is not always automatic nor is it in any way easy. However as we grow in our faith and realize the depth of love that has been shown us and the forgiveness we have been given and the grace that has been extended toward us our capacity to love others will grow. That capacity is like an indicator on our dashboard measuring how much fuel is left in our fuel tank. It rises and falls in conjunction to our faith. Our faith will rise and fall in conjunction to our level of input of the Word into our hearts. We are vessels that contain the Holy Spirit yet we are made of clay and as any potter will assert clay pots leak. This is why the disciples needed their feet to be washed by the master as depicted in that glorious 13th chapter of the gospel of John. We are in constant need of filling, cleansing, checking and rectifying again and again. This is the journey, this is our lot. We are holy beings in our innermost part yet our spirits are draped over with the corpse of our flesh which is corrupt. Oh until we are translated on that magnificent day of the Lord where our spirit is fully emancipated and set free from this body of death, we will struggle to be filled with the spirit, be renewed in the mind, be enlightened by the word and to be finally and fittingly as is His will be loved by one another.
application
I will deliberately seek ways to love others today that I have never done before.
Awesome!!
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