THE MONTH OF LOVE.💗

Happy New Month.

Majority Knows this month to be the month of Love. Just because of one calendar date and the event attached to it centuries ago. Despite the popular opinion, I believe that Each and every month carries equal ability for love. Depends on who you are asking.

However, if we decide to follow the pattern and acknowledge it as a month of Love, then it is only fair that we get to know about the Origin of love. 

It was said over 2000AD that a man walked the earth named Jesus. You can't really doubt his existence because even atheist acknowledge the "BC" and "AD" part of dates in history refers to this man. If you know any other man whose existence has altered days to the point that years are split in two. Before his Physical appearance on earth, and after his Death. That alone has the power to indicate someone backed up by God.

Jesus had siblings who ridiculed him. Let's face it, it would be difficult for you not to mock your brother or sister if he/she claimed to be Christ, and worse your parents believe it. Yet, the evidence were not in his favor.

To understand Christ, you have to step out of the world of rationality to the world of Faith that seems unreasonable to the flesh, but complete right to the eyes of faith. Even the virgin birth of Jesus defies explanation till date. 

So back to my story. This man Jesus was the most scorned to ever walk this earth. Can you imagine yourself, unwanted and unloved by your siblings, the very church which you try to defend, trying at every turn to publicly humiliate you and make you the enemy. The government at your birth had ordered your death, and your heavenly father in heaven actually sent you to eventually die a painful death.

It is safe to come to the conclusion then, that Jesus hardly knew what love was. Because people really hated him, and those that loved him could never help him. They loved him but didn't understand him. we all want to be understood.

Mary his mother didn't understand him, she just kept all his sayings in her heart. Jesus came to that realization at the age of 12 when he asked them. Don't you know I would be about my father's business?

Of course, they didn't know!

If you ask me, I would be tired of explaining myself.

Peter loves Jesus, we all know that. He actually said he would die for Jesus. Yet, after all the explanation of Jesus about how he has to die because that was his purpose. Bible said, peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

Unloved, Misunderstood and Scorned, that is our Jesus.

If you asked me to go and help someone who mistreated me and embarrassed me in public, I will not think about it... I would give you a sound excuse that will shake heaven.

Yet Jesus after being slapped, mocked, beaten, torn to pieces never spoke ill to this people, never cursed them. He obediently went to die to save all of them and us.

That is love. Jesus looked at this people and understood their action was birthed by the devil, and in that moment, he knew he had to die. His heart was flooded with love . Love flowed mingled with pain in the blood that marked the way from pilates palace to calvary.

Love is Understanding when it is most difficult.

Love is dying, To give man a second chance at life.

Love is selfless, Not giving in to self pity, but moved with compassion for our scorners.

Love is Jesus!!!

"Say this prayer with me.

That I may know him! And the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his suffering."

Amen.

With this Knowledge, pray for wisdom for application of love this month and beyond.

Love,

MaryA.