Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:37-39 NKJV
These are two of the three commandments that Jesus left us with. As I read this, a simple, yet frightening thought crossed my mind. What does love, as Christ modeled it, look like today? Why is it so hard for society to follow these two commandments? Has the collective world truly fallen away from God?
It is horrendously terrible that Christians, let alone people who don't believe, commit such malicious acts against society; like murder, rape, and the list goes on forever. Aside from acts of kindness to those in need (feeding the poor), how would loving like Christ combat these atrocities?
To start, if we let His love consume us, we would be too focused on the overwhelming you and wanting to share with anyone who'd listen, that there would be no time to dwell in or act out hate. Too often we see what hate can do all over the news. Those that unleash their hatred in the world are consumed with rage, sometimes fear, or psychotic madness of unspeakable depths. It also has to do with selfishness. Being all about self is quite possibly the root cause of all evil. Regardless, these all consuming factors are devices that keep humanity away from Jehovah.
Is something in your life causing you to harbour feelings like selfishness or hatred right now? Are you consumed with ungodly thoughts? If any of these questions are true for you, I encourage you to seek Christ with all your heart, mind, and strength! He will welcome you just as you are....no exceptions! He will only love you. Never condemning you or needlessly exposing your baggage. He will destroy the hate and replace with pure love!
It is no secret that world we live has gone to all sorts of hell. The reason is selfishness and hatred, which have driven a wedge between us and our Father in heaven. The atrocious acts are a result of folks being manipulated by the devil like a puppeteer controlling their doll. Dining with the devil will sure get you a one way ticket to eternal suffering.
Adherence to these commandments is the key to undoing selfishness and hatred. Let Jesus love consume you. Doing so leaves no room evil to creep in. Sharing His love necessary, let it infect those around you, and so on. Let us work on following these commandments together. Let us all begin to spread Christ's love to everyone. Amen
