And Put On Love

“And beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.” Colossians 3:14

The other day we asked for God’s help in putting on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience and I am ever so thankful for His gentle yet certain reminders that if we are to be truly like Him we must see and behave toward others the way He sees and treats them. When we are motivated by His love in our daily interactions we will treat others the way He would have us to. I’m so thankful that His every action toward me has always been motivated by perfect love and forgiveness and I pray that my actions and reactions towards others would reflect my relationship with Him. I must confess that I don’t always find that easy and I freely acknowledge that I can’t do it without His help so I ask Him today to help me put on love. Are you clothed in love today?

It is love, His perfect agape love that makes true compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience possible. It’s love that sets the truest example of Christ-likeness to the world. It is love that is the key to the perfect bond of unity.