While we were still weak, at the right moment, Christ died for ungodly people. It isn’t often that someone will die for a righteous person, though maybe someone might dare to die for a good person. But God shows his love for us, because while we were still sinners Christ died for us. So, now that we have been made righteous by his blood, we can be even more certain that we will be saved from God’s wrath through him. If we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son while we were still enemies, now that we have been reconciled, how much more certain is it that we will be saved by his life? And not only that: we even take pride in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, the one through whom we now have a restored relationship with God. (Romans 5:6-11, CEB)
This passage reminds me of a conversation from my distant past with a friend who is a Secret Service Officer. He knew that if Al Gore had been elected president he would be on protection detail because Al knew him and liked him. The problem was, he really didn’t care for Al. So we got into a discussion about how he would be able to perform the duty of protection and possibly take a bullet for the president if that were to come about. He said very plainly, “I will protect the office of president, regardless of who that person is and my personal feelings for them.” My friend was willing to take a bullet to protect the office and whomever was filling it.
Seldom will a person die for a good person, but someone they don’t like or has wronged them.
Jesus came to show us how to love and for that, he was killed.
When we love like Jesus people won’t like it. Love anyway.
Know God has called us to love and to be there for the community that needs us.
Love like Jesus.
Loving People. Loving God.
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