Many people are often quick to claim that they love others when the truth is that they really don’t. They show love to their colleagues and friends in the office but dislike their own family members.

Look, love is not about the word you say to the other person. Love is an expression of kindness, kind gestures to others whether friends, family or someone you have never met.

How is love expressed? Through your services, your giving, your forgiveness, sincerity and kindness.

The bible specifically tells us not to show love to just our friends but also to our enemies as well.

In the Book of Matthew 5: 43-45, Jesus taught His disciples saying, “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you! In that way you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For He gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike” (NLT)

When you reciprocate a love gesture there is no reward for it in that sense. It is like an exchange of gift. I give you love, and you pay me back with love. But when you love an enemy, there is a reward because someone pays you with evil and you show the same person love.

Matthew 4: 46-48 continues with the same message, “If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. But you are to be perfect, even as your father in heaven is perfect” (NLT)

God wants us to be perfect like Him in all that pertains to us, health wise, financially, and even in our relationships.

For instance we have done so many things that put Him off almost every day, but He keeps coming back to us through his prophets, through dreams and visions, beckoning us to come to Him.

I will like to end this message by informing you that, the reward for loving your friend is the love you get in return but the reward for loving an enemy is from God.

God bless you.

CITY Pastor.

Notice: Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotation are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation

Source: https://www.ackcitynews.com/2023/08/hate-no-one.html