1 Peter 1:22 (NIV)
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.
Peter leads us to believe that we pursue purity because it leads to love. He instructs us to go even further in saying that we should have sincere love for our brothers and a deep love for everyone. This morning the word "SINCERE" is the center of my focus. It is very easy to show respect without love. To show care without love. To show tolerance without love. Peter tells us that we are suppose to show our brothers a kind of love that is selfless, sacrificing and attractive. When we show love without an agenda that is always attractive. If you show love with conditions there is a tendency to only display love when it is of benefit to you. That is where God comes into the picture. He displayed for all of us the greatest act of love. Making it possible to accept us while we are living in sin. This reality is so easy to push into the back of the mind (we kind of do that with all of life's mysteries, like how the microwave works). Sincere love comes from a heart that has been redeemed. It is a reactionary love.
Heart and Soul,
BAG
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