Let Love Be Genuine

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You're listening to my Morning Devotional podcast, episode 1457. Today's TiVo is called Let Love Be Genuine. Hey there. We're the Alessies, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time. That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning Devotional Podcast. Good morning everybody and happy Tuesday. My name is Rachelle Alessi, and I hope that you guys are having a wonderful morning wherever you are. And it is February. And so I mentioned to you guys yesterday that I'm going to be hitting the topic of five things the Bible has taught me to do better in my marriage. But the reality is that any of these things that I've learned so far that I'm still practicing, to be honest, I could be applied to any relationship, whether it's your mom, your dad, your sister, your best friend, whoever it is, even at work with your co workers. I promise you these are just great lessons that we can apply that the Bible gives us to just enjoy our relationships a little better. And so I've learned some of these the hard way and the Bible's convicted me and I've repented, but I'm still practicing them.

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So we are in this together. And if you're listening to us in your car, thank you so much, wherever you are, if you are watching on video, thank you so much for finding this new way of listening and watching my morning devo. We know that it's going to be a blessing and we're trying this out. So just tell us what you think. We can take it. We want to know. And so today we're going to get into the Word. And I want to read from Romans 12, 9, 13. And it's a little more verses because as I was reading I felt like I couldn't just read one verse here because this is such a great just chapter.

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But in general, in general I'm like, this is beautiful to just read. And so I want to get to it. And it says, and before it actually before the verse nine starts, the name of that, like paragraph or a couple of verses is called marks of the true Christian.

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So this is like the marks of a true Christian that I'm trying to be. And the ways that I think in this, the things that I applied in marriage. But it says, let love be genuine, abhor what is evil, hold fast to what is good? Love one another with brotherly affection.

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Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, but be fervent in spirit.

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Serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, Be constant in prayer, contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. I remember reading this, and it was such a conviction, because this verse says, we have to do one another in honor, says that we have to serve one another, that we have to serve the Lord, that we have to be constant, we have to be patient, we have to show hospitality.

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And this is the marks of a true Christian. And how beautiful it is that we get to model this in our relationships. And I've taken this personally on how can I do this in my marriage? How can I show these marks of a true Christian in my marriage? Because the person that I'm going to do the rest of my life with is my husband.

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He's the one that sees the best of me. He's the one that sees the worst of me. He's the one that's been with me through it all in the last couple of years, and he's been the best.

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And I. I realized I have to do these things in my marriage. I have to make sure that I outdo him in honor and honoring him and speaking the best of him and representing him even the best way that I can. And knowing that that's a way that I serve the Lord, the way that I treat my husband, the way that we treat our relationships is the way that we serve the Lord and making sure that we are patient and we are constant in prayer and that we show hospitality, that we care for one another. It's true. What I see here is like true care that the Lord is showing us a way that marks you as a Christian and it sets you apart from everybody else is the way that you treat each other, the way that you care for each other in a deep level. And I, like I said, I'm not an expert on any of this, but it was so encouraging to know that I needed to make sure that it's almost like a healthy competition where I'm going to outdo you. I remember when Chris and I were dating and we had this like super silly thing and it was he before you said goodnight, you know, we would say, love you and love you more. Love you, whatever it is we said. And we had this game.

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It was like, if you said, I love you first and then I said, I love you more, I win that night because I love him more. Until this day we could be going to sleep. It's like I love you.

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It's like I love you more. And it's so silly, but it was a healthy thing of us. Whoever says I love you more wins. But we want to continue that, but in other areas too. How can I outdo him in honoring him and blessing him and praying for him from a place? Because I love him and I want to steward our marriage, right? Because the Lord, it's a gift that the Lord gave me. In the same way, every relationship we have that the Lord has given us is a gift. And so make sure that we treat it with care. Let's make sure that we outdo one another in love and in honor and we protect each other and we care for each other. Because that's when we truly find, like the title is called Genuine Love, Genuine Relationship. And that's what our church is all about. So I'm even learning this. My church keeps me accountable to this, but I hope that we can keep accountable on this devil on this as well. So let's pray. Father God, I want to thank you for this beautiful Tuesday. Lord, the truth is that the only reason why we get to experience a genuine love for one another and each other is because of you. You because you gave us the first, you gave yourself for us and you showed us what true love was. And now we get to walk in that as well. So Father, I just pray that you will show us. You will help us get true care for each other and steward our relationships the best that we can. Because like this verse shows us, Father, this is a way we get to serve you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. So there you have it. Your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day.

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