February 15 “Beloved, If
God So Loved Us, We Also Ought to Love One Another” (1 John 4:11)
In the wake of Valentine’s
Day… Pause on that. “Wake” can mean after something, like after Valentine’s Day, but “wake” is
also used for a visitation at a funeral home. You go to see someone who has
died. Maybe your heart says, We used to
be so in love those early Valentine’s Days, but love died and now I mourn at the wake of love that has passed.
The past is past, bury
it, but make today different. Repentance trusts God’s promise that your sins
are forgiven, and that includes forgiveness for any part you played in the death
of love. Forgiveness leads to life changes, especially in relationships. “Be
filled with the Spirit,” Paul says, and that’s through Scripture, worship and
prayer (Ephesians 5:18-21). The Spirit fills you with new love in
relationships, all your relationships, including husbands and wives in Christ.
“A threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). After Valentine’s
Day, let your regrets, your “wakes” for love be buried with Christ. Today He
lives; we love.
CTRL+ALT+DEL: Spirit of God, fill
our relationships with the love of Christ.
Amen.
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