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"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men." Luke 6:35 (NASB)
Loving, lending, and giving to others too often has an ulterior motive. Financial institutions, for example, only lend to those they are confident will repay. But, whether it's a friendly bank or a kind person lending to others, they are generally expected to receive some remuneration. This may be the way of the world, but Yahushua introduced a heavenly standard that can only be implemented in a redeemed life - as empowered from above.
Yahushua called upon us to love our enemies as well as our friends. We are to love our adversaries and pray for those antagonistic towards us. We are to love those who oppose and are hostile towards us and are exhorted to do good to them. Yahushua even calls us to do good and to lend to others while expecting nothing in return. This is not normal human behavior but is unmistakably the conduct Father Yahuwah expects from a Christian who honors Him in his actions toward others.
This teaching of the Lord Yahushua has nothing to do with justification. We do not become children of Yahuwah by being good or offering interest-free loans to others. We are saved by grace through faith in the sacrificial work and glorious Resurrection of our Lord Yahushua Christ - and this is non-negotiable.
May the love and grace of Christ so fill our hearts that we manifest the divine love of Yahuwah to others, in word and deed, and become a beautiful reflection of Christ Yahushua, our Saviour and bring honor and glory to Father Yahuwah’s holy name.
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However, those who have already been saved and have become children of Yahuwah by faith in Christ are expected to behave in a manner worthy of their status as children of Yahuwah, as empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit.
The specific behavior and divine love described in this verse can only manifest in the one that has been born from above - as the life and nature of Christ are manifested in them. Only those saved by grace through faith in the Lord Yahushua can display these divine characteristics of our holy and loving Yahuwah and Father.
May the love and grace of Christ so fill our hearts that we manifest the divine love of Yahuwah to others, in word and deed, and become a beautiful reflection of Christ Yahushua, our Saviour and bring honor and glory to Father Yahuwah’s holy name.
Heavenly Father, my own, human love is found wanting, and without the love of Christ flowing through me, I am incapable of living as You would have me to live. Fill me, day by day, with the love of Christ so that I may love my enemies, pray for those who despitefully use me, and show goodness and grace to others in need. Help me reflect Christ's godly characteristics to His praise and glory in my everyday life. This I ask in His precious name, AMEN.
This is a non-WLC article. Source: https://dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com/luke-6-35
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