A little Scottish girl was trudging along, carrying a boy as big as herself. A bystander remarked that he must be heavy for her to carry. Her immediate response was “He isn’t heavy. He’s my brother.” Some people romantically linked this story with the once very popular song “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother”, but no one knows whether it is true or not. The lyrics depicts that his brother wouldn’t be an encumber or a load to him. To sum it up, the song speaks of affectionate and brotherly love.
The Bible places love and loving relationship in the highest regard. Broadly speaking, all humans are our distant brothers and sisters; thus we should love and care for one another. Let’s ponder the words of Peter.
Ponder: 5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge; 6to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; 7to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love. (2 Peter 1:5–7 NET)
Post: Let’s post a question to God. “Could You help me to love one another?”
Practice: Let’s practice what you learnt. Pray for the love that you need to care for one another.
Proclaim: Let’s proclaim to others about your experiential knowledge. Share your recent expression of brotherly love with a new believer.
