186: Clothe yourself with Love | Colossians 3:12

The Bible calls us to live with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. But is this what we see in our churches today? I've been creating One Verse Devotional videos for over four years. I am just a few months away from completing my first year with this podcast. In short, I have recorded hundreds of devotionals about hundreds of Bible verses. I don't say this to brag or puff myself up. My point is this: After years of looking at verse after verse after verse, I have come to one conclusion. God desires that we live with love, kindness, and patience toward others. Colossians 3:12 says it perfectly, but I have seen this same message over and over, again. Yet, our churches rarely look like this picture of Christ. Instead, we feel as though it is our job to defending the faith and acting as enforcers of biblical principles. The crazy thing is, that was never our job. Go ahead, look it up. We are called to speak truth (in love!), but not go on a crusade to make sure the world follows God's rules. God will take care of that. The Holy Spirit will direct people. As for us, we are called to love with kindness and patience.