Over the course of my life, I have known several people with
the reputation of being extraordinary kind and compassionate. They are the kind of people that, when their
name is mentioned in public, there are immediate accolades.
“She’s so thoughtful.”
“He’s always helping someone!”
Most likely, you know people like this is well. Here is the point; people who are faithfully
good to others over a period of time earn a reputation for being people of
love. They earn a “good name in the
sight of God and man.”
To be clear, that shouldn’t be why we do it. But the speaker
of wisdom in the proverb above is pointing out that love and faithfulness is its
own reward. To be sure, loving people
doesn’t always come back to you – sometimes people question your motives. Sometimes they accuse you of being
naïve. After all, love earned Jesus the
cross. But even the cross becomes the
ultimate symbol for what love looks like.
Take that crucifiers. You can’t
smear the reputation of pure love.
So make that your target and I’ll make it mine. Let’s make it our legacy, what we were known
for while we were here. Who knows? Maybe someone will see what we do and be
inspired to do the same. And so onward
and upward goes love. Praise be to God
who is Love.
Question: Who are
some examples of people we know who are known for the way they love God and
people?
Prayer: Loving God,
thank you for the people we have gotten to show love to over the course of our
lives. Help us to continue to treat people with love and kindness so well that
we are known for it. Amen.
Prayer Focus: Pray for
the leaders of your church today.
Song: He Reigns – Newsboys
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