Loving The Unloveliest

Sometimes the bible gives us hard instructions for daily living. Like the words found in Luke 6:35-36, "Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great and you will be acting like children of the Most High, for He is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”

And so we are to lend even though we suspect that we will lose. Why?

1. It will rebound… Our reward in heaven will be great. It will be made up for us on the other side.

2. We get to resemble God in His goodness... Imitating Christ Himself!

So when we give to those we'd consider an enemy, we are behaving in the richest of Christ-likeness. Our character is perfected and our reward lies in wait for us on the other side.

Our daily ask ought to be, "Lord, what should I do to show grace, love, and compassion today?" You never know how He will use you to make a difference on this side that will secure your salvation gifts on the other side.

Our greatest test isn't in loving the loveliest… It's in our kind benevolence toward the unlovely, unworthy, and the ungrateful. It’s the greatest time to love when it’s the most difficult time to love. Remember the God who loves you at your un-loveliest? Yeah… me too!