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Day 5: Love Wars
DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL | ALFRED STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. DR. LATASHA MORGAN, LPC
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
– John 13:34 NIV
Have you ever been at the crossroads of enough is enough? Enough of being the bigger
person, enough of going high when others seemingly live in a constant state of low,
enough of hate-filled, angry, bitter, and hostile behaviors, mindsets, and narratives. At
times, this crossroad feels like a hostile war between ourselves and our adversaries.
Leaving one challenged on how to engage and demonstrate love versus squaring up for a
full-on war because enough is just enough. Lord help!
Thankfully, Jesus offers a new command on how to win this common war - L.O.V.E. In
John 13:34, Jesus declares a call of duty to the disciples that current-day followers should
take note of. This duty calls us to listen to the Savior and look at ourselves to do away
with myopic and transactional perspectives of love. This call requires accepting His new
command as the alternative to our negative automatic thoughts and attempts to war
against what we cannot change in others. It is the anecdote that transforms our view of
war altogether and enables us to offer what we have personally received instead of what
we deserve. We received the relentless, always engaging, warring love of God- because
when it comes to love, enough is never enough.
JOURNAL
REFLECTIONS
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What consistently challenges you to
demonstrate love like
Christ in your own life?
PRAYER
Dear God, you have demonstrated to me a love that wars
and that has never had enough. Help me accomplish this
in my life, I pray. Amen.
