Rhapsody of Realities 11 May 2025: Your Love-Walk
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.d them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Challenges will come; they may come from people around you or those from afar, but remain unflustered. Never repay evil with evil. You must walk in love at all times. The Lord Jesus said, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:35).
In Matthew 5:44, the Lord said, “…Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” We’re to emulate the Lord in our love-walk. Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV, says, “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us….”
Can you take the insults without fighting back? Can you endure the blows and respond like the Master did, saying, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”? You must overcome this hurdle. You should never entertain bitterness, as it will hinder your progress in the spirit. It doesn’t matter who you harbour bitterness against—friends, neighbours, strangers, family—it’ll impede your growth.
Bitterness and all negative emotions are clogs in the wheel of progress; therefore, get rid of them from your life and choose the love-way. Love is more than a smile or a kind exchange of words. It’s a state of your heart that you live out. It starts in your heart, and then you act on it. You develop a genuine concern and appreciation for others. You see God in them because they belong to Him. When this becomes real to you, your life will be inspiring and impactful. Praise God!
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CONFESSION
I choose to walk in love, just as Christ loved me and gave Himself for me. I embrace the love-way and respond with kindness; I’m quick to forgive. Thank you, Lord, for making me an expression of your love, bringing healing, joy and peace to those around me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Ephesians 4:31-32
31 Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).
32 And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 5:1-2
5 Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father].
2 And walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a [a]slain offering and sacrifice to God [for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.
1 John 4:7-8
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him].
8 He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 5:31-47 & 1 Kings 7-8
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 9:30-37 & Numbers 14
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