Let Love

Let Love

“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 
for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. 
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 
Then you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man.”
                                                                                                    Proverbs 3:1-4.
During the dark days of world war two Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver in December 22nd 1940 sermon said,
“There is one other fundamental difference between love and hate.  Love is always a refuge.  Hate is never a refuge.  Only a mentally sick person can find refuge in his hates.  But love is the enduring sanctuary of life.  Life may rob you of many things.  It often does.  But it can never bereave us of love itself.  That remains.”
                                                      Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver.
On the Web site Muslim village.com. They quote Mohammad as saying,
They quote Mohammad as saying,
“What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.” (Bukhari) 
“Allah will not give mercy to anyone, except those who give mercy to other creatures.” (Abdullah b. Amr: Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi)
“Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith.” (Muslim).
Admittedly I a Christian know little about Islam, but looking at these words of Mohammad quoted on a Muslim website, tells me he wanted those who followed him to show love.
I know Muslims claim to accept the teachings of Jesus and it was Jesus that said when asked,
 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 
                                                                                           Matthew 22:37-40
Jesus also said,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’  
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,  
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.  
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?”  
     Matthew 5:43-46.
It was a follower of Jesus, the Apostle Paul who wrote,
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 
Love never fails....
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”  
                                                                                                    1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13.
As I look at the world situation today I see a lot of hate in the world. Be that hate in the war zones of the middle east or on the streets of major world cities.
Be we Christian, Jew, Muslim, or of any other faith, even atheist we should be proclaiming love. Because it seems to me love of ones neighbour, ones friends, family and even ones enemies is the one common ideal we can all agree on.
It is only when love is forgotten that hate can grow.
Think about it.

Let Love

Let Love
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 
Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” 
                                                                                      Proverbs 3:3,4.
What amazing words no matter what you believe I think you can say these words are very true.
Someone showing true love cannot help winning favour in the sight of all people. Only someone with a twisted mind would turn against someone showing true love toward them.
The Apostle Paul writes,
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 
Love never fails....
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”  
                                                                                            1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13
The kind of love described by Paul when writing to the Corinthians is precisely the kind of Love God wants true believers to show to all they come in contact with.
Back in the late sixties there was a musical that came out called Goodby Mr. Chips. The words to it’s theme tune while not from the Bible express what we as individuals should be doing.  

In the Morning of My Life

In the morning of my life

I will look to the Sunrise

At a moment in my life 

When the world is new.

And the Question

I shall ask only God can answer.

Will I be brave and strong and true,

Will I fill the world with love my whole life through?

Will I fill the world with love my whole life through?

In the evening of my life

I will look to the sunset

At a moment in my life 

When my life is through.

And the question I shall ask only I can answer 

Was I brave and strong and true.

Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?

Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?

                                                                                                        By Leslie Bricusse
                                                                                              From the Musical Good by Mr Chips

When you day come to stand before God will you be able to say you “I filled the world with Love my whole life through”?
Think about it