You
Must Love The Lord Your God With All Your Heart,
All Your Soul,
All Your Strength, And All Your Mind.
And,
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself. … And Who Is My Neighbor?
Scripture
Luke
10
27 The man
answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart,
all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’”
...
36 “Now which
of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was
attacked by bandits?”Jesus asked.
Then
Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
Observation
Who
is my neighbor?
The
story that Jesus tells to answer that question, the story of the
“Good Samaritan” makes the answer very clear!
We
are to love the people around us regardless of the color of their
skin, regardless of whether English is their heart language or not,
and regardless of whether they believe the same way we do or not!
I
think our attention should be on those impacted and devastated by the
recent hurricanes and earthquakes and not worry so much about what
happens before an NFL football game begins!
Application
I
will look for ways to be a “Good neighbor”. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, don't let me miss an opportunity to love people like I love
myself. Help me stay focused on the important things and don't let me
get sidetracked by things that are not important to You. Give me Your
heart for those around me. Don't let me be prejudiced. Help me to see
the value in every person that comes into my path. I pray for those
in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Texas, all the islands and even in our own
state that are suffering from the effects of the hurricanes and the
earthquakes.
I
pray for my son Tim today on his birthday! May Your face shine
brightly on him. Give him a great year! Help him to grow closer to
You in the year ahead. Meet the needs of his life. Show him that he
can trust You with every detail of his life.
Daily
Bible Reading: Haggai 1,2; Psalms 129; Luke 10
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