Tuesday, October 13th, 2020

Politics can be poison when we are blinded by our own desires and cannot see the person on the other side – only their opinion. Walking with Jesus means turning your back on a life of pride, anger, resentment and sin. What value to God is it that you only walk with Jesus when it means loving those whom you agree with? In the Book of Luke, Jesus says, “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” When we proclaim the name of Jesus as Lord but then do not act as Jesus would, we cast doubt on His redemptive power to the skeptics all around us. Our testimony is our method of telling the world what Jesus has done for us, but if our words do not reflect our actions, then how will the world know Jesus’ true power? Today, reflect upon how you can more powerfully love those who disagree with you, not to make yourself feel righteous, but in order to show them the power of your Savior.

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” – Luke 6:32-36 NIV