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| “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” |
| —Ephesians 4:2 |
No one has ever accused me of being a “gentle person.” And, that’s a tragedy. Why? Because that’s exactly the way the Lord Jesus Christ expects us, as His followers, to treat our brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as everyone else, for that matter. In fact, the Apostle Paul made this point quite clearly to the Christians worshipping at the church in Ephesus when he wrote the words recorded in Ephesians 4:2:
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
“Bearing with one another in love” is another way of saying, “Putting up with each other, not because we deserve to be treated that way, but because the love of Christ so fills us that we treat others the way Jesus would treat them.” The way we treat others becomes a very real indication of how we are allowing the Holy Spirit to manifest the love of Christ within the core of our beings.
I don’t know what interactions we will have with other people this day. But, let me be so bold as to suggest that we make a conscience choice to move out into this new day determined to treat others the way Jesus would treat them. That means we will approach others in a humble, gentle, patient way. And, that we will bear with them in God-breathed love.
If we do this, I’m quite certain we will make a difference in someone’s life today. And, that “someone” might well be our own selves.
Based on a blog originally posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2017
