A skilled photographer can take a dreary scene and turn it into a thought-evoking masterpiece.
That wave at the shore becomes a dancing field of sparkling waterdrops.
The puppy that kept you up all night comes through as an endearing charmer you want to pick up and hug.
It’s all in the lighting, the background composition, and the focus of the lens. The beauty lost in the cacophony of a busy background leaps out at us with the blurred softness of the skilled photographer’s touch.
Love is the same. How we see our spouse, children, coworkers, fellow church members and more is how we adjust the lens we look through.
John 13:34-35 (NIV) reveals the lens of God:
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Our child throws a tantrum … our job is to look through God’s lens. They are three, hungry, and it’s past their nap time.
Our spouse is moody at dinner time. What happened that day at work? Is the car on the blink? Is the toilet backed up yet again?
Sis. Schuster didn’t speak to us when we passed her in the church foyer. Maybe it’s time to drop her a note in the mail or via computer. A simple text to her phone might reveal why she was so preoccupied. If not, love her anyway. That’s how everyone will know your heart belongs to Christ.
This isn’t a choice as a Christian but a commandment. Christ loved us, forgave us all our wrongs against him, and even sacrificed his life for us.
Is that too much to ask of us in return?
Show the world that you are a disciple of Christ. View the world through God’s lens, and what you see on the other side will enable you to love the church, your family, and everyone else in the same way as God loves you.
It’s our new command, one we don’t dare let slip by undone.
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