📖 Guard and keep yourselves in the love of God; expect and patiently wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)— [which will bring you] unto life eternal.
—Jude 1:21 AMPC
We must keep ourselves in the love of God. Regardless of the challenges we face, we must continue to walk in love. It does not matter who likes us or dislikes us; we must love everyone. Faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). Satan wants to keep your faith from working because he knows that faith is what defeats him. It is the shield of faith that quenches all the fiery darts of the wicked one (Ephesians 6:16). The love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5). The love of God enables us to love people the way that God loves them. It may not be easy, but it is doable. Guard your emotions. Don't allow them to control you. Your emotions will cause you to think that you can't forgive, but you can. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. It may seem impossible, but guard and keep yourselves in the love of God. God will never tell you to do something that you were not capable of doing.
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