“all who take the sword will perish by the sword.”
Matthew 26:52
I was scrolling through my
Facebook newsfeed this morning and came across a photo. It shows three men
holding bible and they are hitting a man that is down on the ground with it. The
caption says “If you’re using the bible to hurt other people, you’re using it
wrong.” It goes on to say “Love does no harm to its neighbor, therefore love is
the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10). God gives us the Word. It is for us
to analyze and take to heart, applying it to our everyday lives. The Word
inside of our hearts will make us more and more like Him. We will reflect more
and more of His goodness. We are to walk in His love and mercy and to extend
that grace with others. Our pure and genuine heartfelt love for them will be
used to open their hearts and draw them to Him. We are to share Jesus and His
love (the Good News of the gospel) with them. This is Good News. Using the Word
as a sword in their life to cut them at the heart over and over again can actually
cause their heart to harden and turn them away from Him as it inflicts so much
pain. It can make them feel that they can never measure up and make it into the
pearly gates. Then they will not only need Christ to save them, but they will
also need Christ to heal them from the pain that you have inflicted. Let your
love shine through everything you say and do. Jesus had compassion for the
people, even the woman that had been caught in the act of adultery. May we have
compassion on people as well. If you know something in their life that is in
error, pray. Pray that God Himself will make Himself and His truths known to
them. Pray that they get their hearts right with Him. People can receive God’s
truth and ways when it comes from Him. For when He reveals something to us,
even if it is chastisement and His disciplining us, we can receive it because
we know that He is love.
Father, may we use the Word to make a difference in our own
lives. May we walk in love at all times and pray and intercede for others. In
Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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