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If we’re going to walk like Jesus, we have to love like Him too.
And here’s the truth: Jesus loved everybody. From the fishermen to the Pharisees, from the woman caught in adultery to the Roman soldier—He didn’t come to destroy people, He came to destroy the thinking that kept people in bondage.
Jesus wasn’t walking around picking fights with individuals just to prove a point. Every confrontation He had was rooted in a deeper spiritual war—a war against pride, legalism, oppression, hypocrisy, and spiritual blindness. The real enemy was never the person. It was the principality.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world…”
— Ephesians 6:12
Healing on the Sabbath: A Lesson in What Matters Most
One of the clearest examples of Jesus’ mission was the time He healed a man on the Sabbath. To the religious leaders, the rules were more important than the person. They had elevated tradition over compassion, law over love.
But Jesus challenged their thinking.
“Then Jesus asked them, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they remained silent.”
— Mark 3:4
They had no answer because the truth was clear—but their hearts were hardened. Jesus wasn’t trying to disrespect the Sabbath; He was exposing the mindset that would rather keep a man suffering than see him set free, just to keep up appearances.
That’s what He came to confront.
Love First. Truth Always.
Jesus didn’t tolerate sin, but He also didn’t weaponize truth to shame people. He offered love and correction together.
When He met the woman caught in adultery, He didn’t deny the sin—but He also didn’t let her be stoned by those who were just as guilty. He silenced the crowd, forgave her, and then said, “Go and sin no more.” (John 8:11)
He saw people’s potential, not just their problems.
Jesus could call out demons and could call down angels, but He chose to sit with the broken. He chose to challenge religious systems, not shame struggling souls.
He was bold with truth but bathed it in love.
Today’s Reminder: People Are Not the Enemy
It’s easy to look at the people around us—their attitudes, their actions—and feel frustrated or even angry. But Jesus reminds us that our war isn’t against them. The real battle is behind the scenes: in the spiritual realm, in the broken thinking, in the deception that distorts God’s truth.
If we want to be more like Jesus, we’ve got to separate the person from the principality.
Love the person. Pray against the spiritual strongholds.
Speak truth, but speak it with grace.
And above all, remember: Jesus never came to cancel people—He came to set them free.
