Love reaches out to the unlovely
It is easy to love gracious individuals, mature Christians, and those who say, "Thank you" when we do something nice. It's harder to love the unlovely. However, we find in God's Word so as to we are to love the lovely and the unlovely equally. "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you." (Matthew 5:43-44)
God loves us all the same, no matter who we are or what we have done. God's love is undeserved; it simply is. So, who are those in our lives who fall into the category of the unlovely? Those we find bothersome, ungrateful, evil, difficult to live with, who bring misery and heartache, even the unrighteous.
With God's love flowing through us, we are enabled to extend His love to everyone we encounter, without conditions. Not to do so is telling God that we do not love Him enough to love others as He loves us and has called us to do.
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