CARING
1 Peter 5:5-11
Devotional:-"casting all your care upon
Him, for He cares for you". (V. 7)
To love is to care. To care
is not cheap. It is actually costly. Whatever it costs to to care is the prize
of love. To care for someone is to be concerned about his/her life. Everyone
have enough matter to concentrate on in their lives. But when you can go out of
your way to care and show concern for others, that is love. It is when we can
go out of our personal challenges and care for others that we are mature.
All through the ages we see
how much God cares for us. Right from the Garden of Eden to when He
gave us Jesus (Genesis 3:21; 1 John 4:9). As sinful as man can be,
yet, God has not abandoned us. Many times He will discipline the nation Israel
for their wrong doings. And He will still go after them to comfort them (Isaiah
40:1).
This is truly a love lesson
for us. We should care for people around us. This begins from our
relationship to our spouses, children and parents. No one brings it
from heaven. We all have to learn the act of caring for the body of Christ
and for each other. Care starts from greetings, to concern about the affairs of
others. Praying for each other and helping one another at our different levels.
The self, the flesh or the human nature wants to care for himself alone. Let me
satisfy my self first whatever may be happening to others is the language of
carnality. We are truly mature when we are willing to care for others. You can
never finish meeting your personal need. That is why the economist says human
wants are unlimited. Don’t walk alone in life. You may not be able to go too
far. Care for others as much as this does no harm to you. Always to remember to
do this from a genuine heart and you will be like your fathering heaven. Peace.
PRAYER: Lord, give me a
caring heart.
“A caring spirit
is the Spirit of God”
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