Let brotherly love continue

Let brotherly love continue. – Hebrews 13.1

Four simple little words are here – ‘let brotherly love continue.’

The words sound so simple and basic. They kind of roll off the tongue – ‘let brotherly love continue.’

We would be wrong if we just let those little words go by without stopping to think about them. The writer of Hebrews starts a section on practical aspects of living what we have learned so far from Hebrews.

So what does it mean?

When things go well – let brotherly love continue.

When things go badly – let brotherly love continue.

In times of wealth – let brotherly love continue.

In times of poverty – let brotherly love continue.

In times of peace – let brotherly love continue.

In times of conflict – let brotherly love continue.

When our brethren treat us well – let brotherly love continue.

When our brethren treat us poorly – let brotherly love continue.

All kinds of stuff gets in the way of love – but nothing should. It should override everything. Love should continue through personal differences and preferences and matters of soul liberty. I don’t have to agree with the way my brother does the things he does – but I do need to love him.

It’s about time we just let brotherly love continue. Even when we blow it and need someone has to confront us we both need to act and respond and speak in love. Love doesn’t overlook sin – but it does continue even when we do sin.

Let brotherly love continue – no matter what.