Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.—Romans 12:9 (NLT)
Lord of Love,
With Christ as my example, teach me to love others in spirit and in truth—hating what is wrong, and holding tightly to what is good.
Keep me from the hypocrisy
of pretending to love others—from those impure motives that falsely promise to
serve me well, but in the end leave me empty and far from You.
Out of a grateful heart
for Your love for me, help me to love others as You do—with complete
selflessness—putting the needs of others before my own selfish wants and
desires, so that they might see Your love for them through me.
Like Christ, help me to
fight passionately against all wrong—wherever it may raise its ugly head—by always
speaking truth, always giving grace, and always walking in Your perfect love.
And help me to hold
tightly to what is good—help me to cling
to You—knowing You are the only source of all things good.
With Christ as my example, teach me to love others in spirit and in truth—hating what is wrong, and holding tightly to what is good.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment