Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:43-48

Matthew 5: 43-48

V47: And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?

I think this verse brings out a very important message: we are called to love one another in a way that is out of the ordinary. What Jesus did on the cross was more than we could ever imagine. A man who was perfect, bearing the sins of the world, all because of God’s love for us. There is so much within this passage that should call us to re-evaluate how we love one another. 

The world should look to the Christian, and the Church, and see an “out of the ordinary love”. This isn’t contingent on our circumstances or life situations, it all hinges on the fact that Christ obediently loved us to the point of death. We cannot replicate what Jesus has done, but we sure can pursue the love that is talked about in 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7…

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Pray that God would shift your heart to see His love as impactful and meaningful. Pray that the Holy Spirit would lead you to bless and love those around you.