January 6, 2016:  SOAP #2225:  

Scripture:  Luke (NIV) 6:35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Observation:  This morning I saw a young man whose family I have known since moving to Kansas.  I commented to him that he looks so much like his father.  When talking to him, I felt like I was talking to his father.  This evening, I was privileged to visit with the father.  I remembered visiting with his son this morning.  I commented to him how much his son looked like him.

Application:   Why should I love my enemies, do good to them and lend to them without expecting to get anything back?  BECAUSE that is the way my Heavenly Father is!   It is proof that His life is really in me.  It is proof that I am His son and He is my Father.

Prayer:   Heavenly Father, I pray that people will see you in me.  I pray that someone might tell you that I look like you.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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