Love Them Like Jesus

Do we love love them like Jesus? Do I love them like Jesus? The song "Love Them Like Jesus", challenges us to love everyone weather we have all the answers or not. People are quick to say I love you brother or I love you sister, but do you really? Paul in his letter to the Philippians talks about an agape love. A love mirrored in his heart and in the people of Phillipi. A love that is a tough love, forgiving, centered on Jesus Christ, and intelligent. This love is not a feeling that comes from the heart nor is it a love that gives you goose bumps and a warm fuzzy in your tummy. It is intentional, unrestricted and unconditional. Jesus loved those who were not that easy to love; a tax collector, a persecutor; a prostitute, a woman with many husbands; lepers and even a thief. When was the last time you loved someone that was not easy to love. As a follower of Christ it is not an option to love, it is a commandment. Leviticus 19:18, Mark 12:28-31 and Matthew 5:43-46 all call us to this "agape" love. We are to love God above all things and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. If we truly understand God's love for us and the price he paid for our sins; how could we not love Him. If we understand God's love for the drug dealer, prostitute, thief or liar and the price He paid for them; how could we choose not to love them. As you drive to work this week, sit in your office or stand in line remember that the person in front of you, behind you; everyone you meet is God's creation, made in His image to worship Him; God loves them unconditionally shouldn't you?