Love God, love neighbor, make disciples. doug@pastordougolson.com
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them”. Luke 6:32 We are quite good at loving those with whom we agree for the most part. It’s fairly easy to get along with them. But Jesus tells us even sinners do that! We …
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. (Luke 6:31) The Golden Rule Jesus taught us was to treat people the way we want to be treated. It means acting in ways that show our love for Christ in our daily interactions with others, giving what we’d like to receive. What if …
“Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you” 1 Peter 5:7 Our doubts and fears shouldn’t be the focus of our lives. God is more than capable of handling anything we come up against. We are so desperate to be in control of our lives and situations, we fail to see how …
God shared the very breath of life with us, and we owe Him everything. He calls us to see in each other that divine spark that makes us all His children. When we are cruel or unjust to others, we deny the divinity that lives in all of us. Gracious God, help us to see …
“But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” (Luke 6:27) Jesus taught us to love everyone, even those who might not love us. If we are honest, we often barely listen to those we disagree with, much less love our enemies. Jesus must be sad at …
The blessings we have been promised are often not what we expect. Jesus came to be our Savior and show us the way to salvation, but no one expected the humble teacher who would call us to share His work. Our blessings are sure and certain, but they come in God’s time, according to His …
“Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.” (Luke 6:22) It doesn’t sound like a blessing, does it? Hated, excluded, insulted…why would anyone want to be “blessed” like that? The Master tells it like it is – …
“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man.” (Luke 6:22) Jesus told us there would be opposition to His Word, and difficulty for those who follow Him, but He told us to take up our crosses just the same.
Wise and wonderful God, we come into Your presence humbly, knowing that we have fallen woefully short of what You expect of us. You have given us amazing gifts in Your world. Help us to use them for the good of our neighbors and to Your glory. Make us strong in Your eternal love.
God gifted us each differently for His purpose, but we are all loved equally, regardless of what we are called to do. Loving Lord, bless the work You send us to do today. May we show the world Your love through our daily lives, sharing the joy of salvation with all we encounter.