Monday, September 15, 2014

God Accepts Us---Sunday, September 21st, 2014

We devote a lot of our effort and energy, I think, to making sure that we love God and neighbor the "right" way. This may disable us from loving in a way that is from the heart; we may over-think the way we love God and neighbor. This may also cause us to judge people in the way they strive to love God and neighbor.

In this week's passage, Romans 14: 1-11, we are reminded that God has accepted everyone in God's unending love and grace. No matter how people worship, love, pray, or spend their week, if it is rooted in love for God and neighbor, it is acceptable in God's sight!

This scripture is a good one because it grounds the way I think about people who love in different ways than I do. For instance, I am not much of a hand-raiser in worship. But that doesn't mean that it's wrong! It's just not the way I typically worship God.

So this passage encourages us not to over-think the way we love or judge others, but it also frees us up to love from our heart and souls, not our minds and our comparisons to others.

Be authentic. Be you. Love God. Love neighbor. Love the way you do it! You are accepted.

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