The Greatest Commandment

The greatest commandment
Jesus when asked,
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40
Prior to Jesus saying that Matthew records Jesus as saying,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,...” Matthew 5:43,44.
Martin Luther King jr. said,
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”
                                                                              Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do you love?
The apostle Paul defined love as,

“Love is patient, love is kind. 

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, 

it is not easily angered, 

it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil 

but rejoices with the truth.  

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, 

always perseveres. 

Love never fails....

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. 

But the greatest of these is love.”  

                                     1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13.

As I write this I see in the media wars, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and demonstrations against a myriad of things by both nations and individuals all around the world. So much so it would be easy to say love is lost in the turmoil.
  That being said in that same media I see humanitarian groups of all types showing love in very practical ways such as food and medical aid among other things.
As believers in Christ Jesus this is what we must do. We must show our love toward others in whatever way we can.
We must as Jesus said,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” Matthew 7:12.
Are you?
Please think about it.

It's all about Jesus

It’s all about Jesus
The writer of Hebrews states,
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” Hebrews 12:2.
Here is something everyone who claims to be a follower of Jesus must remember. Our faith is all about Jesus. He is “The Author and Perfecter of our Faith”.
If we as believers are focussing on anything else no matter how good it may be we are not serving God correctly.
Jesus gave his followers a job to do when he said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”Matthew 28:18-20.
It is the most important job God has ever given to any group of individuals.
A great light shines on believers in Christ Jesus. It is through the words and deeds of believers that people will see Jesus.
Our words and deeds can have eternal consequences. Thus our faith in Christ must be as pure as is humanly possible. We cannot afford to mix or faith with politics or philosophy or anything else that would dilute it’s message.
The apostle Paul writing to Timothy said,
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”  2 Timothy 2:15.
Thus the question becomes, if you claim to be a believer in Christ Jesus,
Are you as far as humanly possible presenting the world of God in it’s purest form, or are you mixing it with things of this world?
Please think about it.