Children, obey your parents in the Lord [as His representatives], for this is just and right. Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother—this is the first commandment with a promise— Ephesians 6:1-2
Jesus asks us in the Gospels what good is it if we only esteem those who love us? He goes on to tell us that even the heathen will do that. Jesus also tells us that the times are coming when our parents may very well be against us, but the beauty of salvation is that we cannot help but to esteem them regardless of how they are. Because Jesus is so powerful and great within us we value everyone as precious. The Love of Jesus abides in us and He loves everyone. Our Father’s Grace applies to all and His Grace is alive and very active within us.
Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily. It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. 1 Corinthians 13:4-6
The Truth that sets us free isn’t that we have to Love, the Truth is that Jesus will insure that we Love. He will not let us fail at causing us to Love. He will 100% of the time be successful through us when it comes to Love. I cannot preach that enough because we all need to hear it! We are incapable on our own to have any level of success when it comes to Love, but we are never on our own, so we are incapable of not succeeding at Love.
Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it will lose its value and be superseded by truth]. 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
Our Father is Love and we are now and forevermore in Him and He is in us. We are one with Love and Love will cause us to be successful in all things. Love will never fade or weaken for us. This is why we will Love all people: our parents, our families, our friends, our neighbors, and even our enemies and this is why we will enjoy a long prosperous life.
That all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth. Ephesians 6:3
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