The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
~Billy Graham~
Hebrews Chapter 13
As we come to the last chapter of Hebrews I look forward to that which is before. We have seen Christ love for all without doubt. We have seen those who hated Jesus but we have learn much about faith in Christ as our Savior. We have learned we have an enemy who wants us destroyed, wants to see us fail. But let us never forget that Christ wants us to be more than conquerors. Romans 8:37 (KJV) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. As John Walsh would say “let’s get to it.”
Hebrews 13:1 (KJV) Let brotherly love continue. We are to love one another. That’s hard to do when some hate you or want what you have. We don’t live in a world of loving people. So how do we function in a world that doesn’t know much about being loved. It was easy for me to see God’s love as my Heavenly Father. The reason was I had had a father that loved me as a son, but that is not the case in all families. The dad that speaks to his children with harsh words like the young boy who lived up the street from me. His father abused him with awful words, his dad was unfaithful to his mom to which I saw first hand later in life. Yes it would be hard for him to understand that our Heavenly Father was different. The dad that abused his daughter yes I could understand that she too would have a hard time understanding that our Heavenly Father loves her way more. This brotherly love can be tricky in this world. I think we as God’s people should be kind. By being kind we might win those who have had a hard time because of an earthly father that has miss treated them. Ephesians 4:32 (KJV) And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Being kind might just be the solution to those who are unloveable. I don’t know what type of childhood others have had that may or may not have brought them to the place they are. I need to be kind and let brotherly love continue. Just remember that God has forgiven me and you after all the awful words we said about Him, using His name in vain. Oh that’s only a small part of all we did wrongful towards our Heavenly Father. The next verse will teach us why we should let brotherly love continue.
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