Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy……

To consider this, we must first let ourselves visit the idea of what we perceive love to be in the first place.

On the supernatural, or what many might define as being the Spiritual front of loving, you can prophesy, but you're a clinking cymbal without love.

But in the natural or what many define as the practical application of love, you could also give your body to be burned, but without love, it is useless.

So your “love” can be hypocritical when expressed practically or through a spiritual gift based on the motive.

The difference between serving someone in a practical area according to a felt need versus serving them through a spiritual gift is who will ultimately get the credit.

You are not the source for supernatural gifting; it is obvious that it comes from God.  There will always be something powerful in discovering that God is for you when you struggle.  That is what Holy Spirit birthed ministry does for people. It communicates that God is for them even in the midst of their trials and struggles.

But if you only utilize a more practical approach, you can be thought of as the source to give money, time, talent, resources, etc.

That is why it can be wise to bless others practically whenever possible through the church.  Anonymity can be great wisdom and keep the focus off oneself as the source and direct the focus towards God whenever used in the practical.

Regardless of whichever avenue of loving we find ourselves engaged in, we should seek to employ love with hypocrisy, and to do that, the other person’s best interest and what is most needed based on God’s wisdom should always win out.

When love is without hypocrisy, it is never contingent on what the person receiving can offer in return.  It is not, “You scratch my back, and I will scratch yours.”

According to the kingdom’s culture, loving others begins with getting over oneself enough to be used by the Holy Spirit in the gifts.  The Holy Spirit can do more for a person than I ever could in my strength and wisdom.

Some might be more inclined to think of loving others only in a more practical way. In both expressions of love, we must get over ourselves and surrender to the will of God in the matter.

People need Jesus and the aid of the Holy Spirit more than they need anything else in this life.  So when it comes to the work of the Spirit, you must first be convinced that it is true that the Spirit is of greater benefit to someone before you will desire to be available as a conduit.  You were created to be a conduit for the work of the Spirit.

A gift of the Spirit that breaks through all that is happening in a person’s life and encourages and energizes them in their faith can lead to a practice of freedom that eliminates the perpetual felt needs they are experiencing.  People need Jesus, and they need the power of the Spirit!  Nothing can take the place of the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

I encourage you today to love others without hypocrisy, surrendering to the Spirit so you can touch others in powerful ways that will greatly bless them.