There he was again. I saw him moving up quickly in my rearview mirror. A
tail rider.
People who ride my bumper set me on edge. I know the
law of stopping and speed. One car length for every ten miles per hour
I'm traveling, but some people don't honor it.
Riding me on a bad
day may produce more than the jitters. My mind formulates forms of sign
language to share when they finally go around. As they pass me, I
distribute the sign language then realize I know them and what's worse
they know me-as a pastor, teacher, deacon, elder, school teacher,
community leader, or whatever I am. Too late now, the damage is done.
(By the way, I didn't really do this, but like everyone else, I'm
capable of it.)
Who said loving people was an easy debt to pay,
but we're required to: "Let no debt remain outstanding, except the
continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has
fulfilled the law." (Romans 13:8)
Debt is taxing no matter how
much we earn. Thirty year house mortgages, seven year car loans, "until
I die" credit card payments. "I owe, I owe so off to work I go"
classifies most of us. But loving God, ourselves, and others are not
debts we should try and settle. Like other liabilities we struggle with,
love payments can be difficult. We'd rather use the money for something
else, and sometimes we just don't feel like making an installment at
all.
Experiencing and understanding God's love helps us love
everyone regardless of whether we feel like it. And it fulfills God's
law. Let God give you a heart for others.
Prayer: All powerful
God, enable us to love even the most difficult people.
Martin
Wiles
Harleyville, South Carolina, USA
Morning Lite Ministry
The Love Debt
Today's Bible Verse:
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love
one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law." (Romans
13:8)
The Love Debt
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