Not Just Peter

Where does real love for people come from? Here's something I read this morning from Paul in his letter to the Colossians:

Colossians 1:3-5 (ESV) 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.

When do we experience the hope laid up for us in heaven? the past? the present? the FUTURE!

Because we hope in the grace that will be brought to us in the future (remember 1 Peter 1:13), we love others now. Let's believe God's better promises today - and love our brothers.