Love

Today we went shopping, and I saw many people—but two, in particular, stood out from the crowd. There was a man dressed like a woman, and there was a lady begging with her child on the side of the street.

I felt Him speak to me, and He asked me this:

Are you willing to die for your wife, and your children?

I answered, “Of course, Lord. I am willing to die for them.”

Then He asked me:

Are you willing to die for the man dressed as woman or the lady begging for money?

I didn’t answer. I felt guilty for judging these people and carried that heaviness all day. I prayed for forgiveness, and He led me to this:

12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (‭‭‭John‬ ‭15‬‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

After I read this He said:

Remain in my love.

I then read:

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.”

‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I thank you, Rabbi, for this teaching. This is what we are called to do—to love one another. This is radical love: the same love we have for our wives and children, we must also have for those in need. When we look with love, we don’t see problems; we see people—people in need of His love.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.