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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Loving people is sometimes very hard to do. It is easy to show love to those who are kind and compassionate. But as hard as I try, it is impossible to show love and compassion to a lot of people who are always stirring things up and causing trouble. Yet God loves in a way I can’t. Is God’s love different from ours? – G.L.

A: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” This is a song recognized all over the world, and many who learned it as children still love it in their old age because it reminds them of God’s heavenly love.

When Jesus lived on Earth, He showed love for people in many ways. He cried at the tomb of His friend Lazarus. He mourned over the city of Jerusalem because the people had stopped paying attention to God and His Word. When someone asked Him what the most important commandment was, He replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart… .’ And the second command is like the first: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself’” (Matthew 22:37, 39, ICB). His great heart was always sensitive to the needs of others.

Jesus’ love was more than human compassion. It was godly love, because Jesus was God. This is the kind of love He calls us to have – and the kind He will give us as we ask Him to help us love others the way He does! The greatest act of love we can ever perform for people is to tell them about God’s love for them in Christ, and we must remember to pray for those who are not easy to love.

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(This column is based on the words and writings of the late Rev. Billy Graham.)

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