So, I was able to enjoy a nice sunday morning church service for the first time in some while. Working weekend retreats kind'a takes that away. But I went with my parents to Phillippi Baptist Church in Edgefield and the pastor there, who just started a few weeks ago, Pastor Josh McClendon, preached a message I'm pretty sure was just for me. :)
He preached out of Matthew 22. The Pharisee's were attempting to trap Jesus in a corner. They asked Him what the greatest commandment of all was. Jesus, of course, responded with "Loving the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength." One of the best statement I think Pastor Josh made was the idea of being "committed to love." It's a commandment, and so, just like any other commandment God has given us, we can either choose to obey or disobey.
So, tomorrow, when you wake up, that's when you must decide if you're going to obey or disobey. Are you going to love your neighbor and the Lord your God? It's not a question of weather or not you're in a good mood, or weather the people you're around that day are easy to love. The only question is, will you obey. So let's try and do something very inhuman of us. Let's be committed to love one another, regardless the situation.
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