Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer...that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens ...to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large.
George Washington (1732-1799, American President (1st))
Romans 12:9-12
Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. (HCSB)
Today is the first Monday morning after Easter, the day after the resurrection. Do you think that it was a different Monday for those in Jesus’ day? Of course it was, and we see that in scripture, as men walked around in their daily lives speaking of the events surrounding our Savior, and how it impacted them. People had seen the unselfish and unbridled love of Christ, unleashed on our world.
Our Nation was established as a nation of “brotherly love,” as indicated by the city named “Philadelphia” in our nation. In the Greek; from philos, "love", and adelphos "brother"). In other words, our lives were always to include each other, and we were to be a nation that practiced that in our daily lives, we can see and feel that in the words of George Washington, our first President.
The Church is where that love is sustained. It is where sincere love began, 1 Peter 1:22, tells us that we are to “purify ourselves for sincere love for the brethren.” The hypocritical love of today causes most people to love only those that are like them or might benefit them. On the morning after the crucifixion most were speaking of our Lord who died for those that knew Him, and so that many who didn’t know, might…God Bless.
Pastor William
George Washington (1732-1799, American President (1st))
Romans 12:9-12
Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. (HCSB)
Today is the first Monday morning after Easter, the day after the resurrection. Do you think that it was a different Monday for those in Jesus’ day? Of course it was, and we see that in scripture, as men walked around in their daily lives speaking of the events surrounding our Savior, and how it impacted them. People had seen the unselfish and unbridled love of Christ, unleashed on our world.
Our Nation was established as a nation of “brotherly love,” as indicated by the city named “Philadelphia” in our nation. In the Greek; from philos, "love", and adelphos "brother"). In other words, our lives were always to include each other, and we were to be a nation that practiced that in our daily lives, we can see and feel that in the words of George Washington, our first President.
The Church is where that love is sustained. It is where sincere love began, 1 Peter 1:22, tells us that we are to “purify ourselves for sincere love for the brethren.” The hypocritical love of today causes most people to love only those that are like them or might benefit them. On the morning after the crucifixion most were speaking of our Lord who died for those that knew Him, and so that many who didn’t know, might…God Bless.
Pastor William
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