Dare to love like Jesus part 2

"The result is this: since we have been declared 'in the right' on the basis of faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus the Messiah. Through Him we have been allowed to approach, by faith, into this grace in which we stand, and we celebrate the hope of the glory of God." The Apostle Paul

How far we have come in Paul's letter to the Roman churches. In my previous blog I discussed how we have fallen short of the glory of God but God has redeemed us and brought us into His family. We have peace with God. We can approach God. This language is used of God's people approaching the temple of God in Jerusalem. The high priest could only approach the place where Yahweh's presence was once a year. Now because of the work of our Messiah we can approach our God. We are now in a state of grace. We can celebrate the hope of the glory of God, when we once had fallen short of this glory.
"'in a state of grace,' a status, a position where we are surrounded by God's love and generosity, invited to breathe it in as our native air. As we do so, we realize that this is what we are made for; that this is what truly human existence ought to be like; and that is the beginning of something so big, so massive, so unimaginably beautiful and powerful, that we almost burst as we think of it." N.T. Wright
No wonder Paul can speak of celebrating in the midst of suffering! This is truly remarkable. Our suffering in this present world is suppose to make us more truly human, that is restored humans bearing God's image.
So what does this have to do with loving like Jesus? Everything! Being in this state of grace, where we can approach God intimately should enable and compell us to show this love to others. "We almost burst as we think of it," so burst and show others! But first we should take some time and just breathe it in. Breath in what it means to be in this state of grace! Breathe in what it means that we have access to God's presence! Then lets go and be what God has made us! Let us be his restored family showing love to the world!
Thanks for reading,
Marcelino