by Danny B. Smith, Purple Ark Ministries

© Copyright Reserved  October 12th 2009

Colors of Love

"The Debt of Compassion"

Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that He had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered themselves together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."

Can you imagine the beauty of God's creation illuminating high into the Heavens? Let us consider that God is watching the many souls that are learning to love for the first time. It is like a baby who takes his first step. God loves us so much that He allowed His son to die on the cross so the soul of mankind would be saved.

This devotional is about learning to love every life that God has created. From a distance from Heaven, I believe that we are like a galaxy of colors, a symphony of languages from around the world. It is my belief that God wants us to be in harmony with our brother and sisters of different colors. We don't have to like our neighbors, but we must love them. In the bible the debt of the law is clear, that we must reach out to others to demonstrate the character of Christ by loving the unlovable, by sharing the gift of compassion and mercy. It has been difficult for society in part to embrace what is different, to love the intrusive neighbor who walks around looking for food and shelter.

The bible tells us that,“The poor will always be with you, but you will not always have me" (Matt 26: 11). The question that each of us must ask ourselves is, do we practice loving our neighbors! There is a phrase, “out of sight, out of mind” when generally defined means; The idea that something is easily forgotten or dismissed as unimportant if it is not in our direct view. Some of our unlovable neighbors have become thorns in the side of our communities. The colors of love are all the souls God has created in His own image.

In Romans 13:8 and 10, the word says; Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. 10 Love does not harm its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. In the law of the land, it is generally accepted that not knowing is not a defense for negligence. We have a responsibility to love the people that God has created. The elderly soul who spends Christmas alone, the families who hide out of shame, the homeless women whose mind has been broken by the struggle to survive, these and many more are the reasons not to neglect or step away away and let someone else pickup the burden..

Today I need your help to share this devotional message by passing this gift on to someone who might be motivated to reach out and talk to a wandering soul that you don't know.  It would personally mean a lot to our ministry for God.

Let Us Pray

We welcome the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of God during this prayer of healing and deliverance. Come Spirit of God, fall upon the faces of life. Touch our hearts in a new way; shake us awake. Remind us what we are supposed to be doing. Teach us how to love the colors of life created by God.

In Jesus Name Amen.