Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Confession time: I used to seriously read this verse and think to myself, How cool if it were still so - imagine who I could kiss that girl with no repercussions!
Of course, in the custom of the
Church should not be a place of shallow greetings between might-as-well-be strangers. It is a place where our internal feelings of love toward each other should be expressed with an outward action.
Our community should show expressions of love toward each other. Don’t we so often think highly of people but say nothing to them? Or people who we love seeing each week but don’t tell them so? And the list goes on…
Just as Jesus proved on a cross, love is best when it is shown, not just thought about.
Prayer for this week: Father, I want the love you have showed me to transform the way I live. I want my actions to always testify of the great love you have shown. Prepare opportunities this week for me to express love in situations, both easy and hard.
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