'If He were in our place
If He were in our place
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
The spirit of Christian love, if allowed to work deeply and thoroughly in all hearts and lives — will prevent divisions and alienation among Christians.
It will lead us to forget ourselves and think of others, not pushing our own interests excessively nor demanding the first place, but in honor preferring one another. It will make us willing . . .
to serve,
to minister,
to stoop down to wash a brother's feet.
It will make us thoughtful , too, in all our acts, in all our manners, in all our words.
It will make us gentle, kind, and patient, teaching us to be all that Jesus would be, if He were in our place .
"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart" Matthew 11:29