"Brotherly Love"

 "Let brotherly love continue." (Hebrews 13:1 KJV)

  "Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another." (Galatians 5:25-26 NLT)

 There are so many illustrations in the Bible that we can find to make mirror this verse, "Let brotherly love continue," I can think of at least twenty right off the top of my head. I picked these two verses from Paul's thoughts in Galatians, because it is the Holy Spirit that is the power within us to love one another, as we should. 

 There are four words in this short verse; two of which are completely the same: "Let," and "continue." I think this makes perfect sense, because there is forward movement to do what the Spirit says, and the follow-through to make it happen! In other words, there are two sides working together as one: the power of God and the action we carry out...

"But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are just fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don't obey it, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it."  (James 1:22-25 NLT)