Brotherly Love

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Brotherly Love

There is a love that cannot be rightly defined by words alone. Some call it brotherly love, Good calls it loving your brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus as you love yourself. Maybe the “golden rule” should state do unto others as you would do for yourself. You might say that brothers are like beautiful flowers in a bed of mulch. They bear a sweet nectar upon which little critters feast. However, most of the nectar drips to the mulch as rain from heaven. There at the roots of each other, it soaks in and nourishes each one to the other. Sure, there are a few weeds in the bed of roses that enjoy the benefit of life’s nectar. God calls them tares and if uprooted may also uproot the beautiful tender flowers around them. Small and insignificant they do not diminish the beauty of the garden. Christians are similarly compared to this garden. They cluster together sharing the fruit of their labor of love. Among them are weak brothers and sisters who may contribute little but nonetheless enjoy brotherly love benefits. There are sinners wondering in and our as critters of the night. Some nectar may drop upon them and make them brothers and sisters. Those who love Jesus and keep his commandments are brothers and sisters of which He is the tallest flower; the Rose of Sharon. He is the “Lily of the Valley.

Song of Solomon 2:1 “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.” Some “brothers” walk the earth and never acknowledge that the nectar of the lily has fallen upon them. Keep swaying with the wind spreading love everywhere. Know God, know peace. Amen 06/13/21 BLL

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