Romans 13:8 Owe no one anything except to love one another for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Is this word in Romans to be obeyed in today’s age of ours? Does this mean we are not to borrow, for say a home mortgage or even an automobile? What about credit cards? While living in debt is not God’s plan for any man, Paul is not confronting this liability here. He is reinforcing a plain biblical Truth!

Love, we have been told is not just an emotion we feel or do not feel. Love is to be given to all. We are not to select those to share our love with according to how “loveable” they are. We, my friends, are to love without prejudice all men. We are bound to love yes, all men – even those whom we feel may not be worthy of our love. We are bound to them as well.

God is calling us to credit all men’s account with love. Love is never something we can say is finished. We will never pay love in full – love is an on going debt we will always owe.

Paul goes on to say this is the fulfillment of the law. It sounds simple and it should be but it isn’t. Yes, we all know it is hard to love that person who cut us off this morning in traffic, the boss who demands and demands and keeps on demanding, and the neighbor whom we can never seem to please.

Love is a choice – love is an action – love is kind and caring – and love is God. So today, I choose – I choose to love all men – whether my emotions say yes or no, I choose. I choose to act out love, I choose to be kind and caring to all men and I choose God!