Stronger than Hate

Our Daily Bread would like to encourage you today with the leading title, and it was written by Arthur Jackson within 24 hours of his mother Sharonda's tragic death.

Chris found himself uttering these powerful grace filled words love is stronger than eight. His mother, along with eight others had been killed at a Wednesday night Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina. What was it that had so shaped this teenagers life that these words could flow from his lips and his heart. Chris is a believer in Jesus, whose mother had loved everybody. With all her heart. In Luke chapter 23 verse 26 through 49 we get a front row seat to an execution scene that included two criminals and the innocent Jesus. All three were crucified amid the gasps in size and the likely grounds from those hanging on the crosses the following words of Jesus could be heard father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing the Hayfield initiative of the religious leaders had resulted in the crucifixion of the very one who championed love though in agony. Jesus love continued to triumph. How have you or someone you love been the target of hate ill will, bitterness, or ugliness, may your pain. Prompt your prayers and maybe example of Jesus, and people like Chris encourage you by the power of this. Choose love over eight today Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading this from the book of Luke chapter 23 verses 32 through 34 and 44 through 46.

Two other men. Both criminals were also let out with him to be executed when they came to the place called the school they crucified him. There along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing and they divided up his clothes by casting lots and now verses 44 through 46. It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon for the sun stopped shining and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice into your hands I commit my spirit when he had said this, he breathed his last. Now let's go to God in prayer.

Dear heavenly father. While our chief enemy, Satan seeks to destroy and intimidate us with this divisive schemes. We know by faith that your great love reigns supreme and victorious over hatred and father.

We know that loving unity must be demonstrated first in the church for the world to listen. Help us to dig up every root of bigotry, racism and prejudice in our hearts and be set free from this old sin, so that all the world may know that your love is stronger than eight and is in Jesus name we pray. Amen on today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries