"KINGDOM POLICIES II" DAY SIXTEEN MORNING: Morning Scripture: Romans 13:9 – 14:4 The Importance of Showing Love Paul continued his discourse on the role that believers are to play within society by stating that there is a lot of Bible preaching done when Christians love their neighbor and treat them the way that they should be treated. There is a whole lot of John 3:16 to be found in being kind to those who are experiencing difficult situations in life. You cannot help but notice that Paul quoted three of the “Do Not” commandments in this illustration. Then moved on to what love “does” and “is” (v. 10). Verses 11-14 help us to understand that the soon (and certain) coming of the end of this age should serve to motivate us to get around to all of those “good” things that we have been thinking about doing. The brevity of life is understood in the usage of the words “night” and “day” (v.12). The kind of love that motivates us to do good to others is the kind of love that will help us to overcome the desire to live and act in ways that are displeasing to God and to live in ways that are pleasing to the Lord Jesus. Accordingly, the first verses in chapter 14 serve to remind us that we are not to judge others in matters of diet and other observances of the ceremonial laws. Such “disputable matters” (Romans 14:1, NIV) are not reason enough to become judgmental or to break fellowship with other believers. Morning Prayer Emphasis: •Do something good for someone today. Express God’s love to someone by rendering an act of kindness. Kingdom Policy Number One Hundred-Eleven: Believers preach the gospel by what they do and not just by what they say.
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