Carry On

To continue is to carry on.  Of all that should continue, James wrote, “Let brotherly love continue.” (James 13:1). Together, those four words are blunt and to the point.  It’s God’s love for us that caused Him to send Jesus to redeem us, and it’s that same love that is to continue as a flow through us to others.  One thing is sure – to continue, it must begin; in this case, be an existing action.  In the rest of chapter, James writes of Christian sacrifices pleasing to God.  All these rooted in God’s source and eternal flow of love, which equips us “with everything good” to “do His will … that which is pleasing in His sight.” (13:21).  Do not restrict His Flow – carry on!