following love

Good morning sisters and brothers,
This passage picks up from the end of yesterday's passage where Paul tells his readers to give people what they should. If they owe taxes they should pay taxes; if they owe respect, they should give respect, etc. Here he continues by encouraging people not to owe anyone anything, in other words, don't leave debts unpaid. The only thing we should owe is love, since we can never finish loving anyone. He says if we really love everyone all of our other responsibilities will be covered, because when we dedicate ourselves to love we always treat others right. That's a good word today and one we'll dig into a bit further tomorrow.

Blessings on your weekend,
Sam

Romans 13:8-14

8Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.



11Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.