Dear Daily Message Readers,
READ: Mark 12:28-34
Mark 12:30 (NIV) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”
Do you realize that many companies are beginning to sell products that are so noiseless a person in the next room won't even be able to hear it? For instance, I was searching on ebay.com and noticed a golf cart for sale in the $4000 range. Not only did this travel along at 25 MPH, but it also was a silent ride. Anyone walking down the street would have to make visual contact before recognizing its presence. The goal, according to the ad, was to be kind to all the neighbors and people who would not necessarily like the sounds of a normal golf cart engine.
Being kind to our neighbors is an important part of Jesus’ teachings. But He took it a step further. In Mark 12:31, Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” However, he also linked loving our neighbor to the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30). If we love God with our whole being as Jesus commands us, we will naturally treat people right.
While there is no guarantee that we will get the same treatment in return, loving our neighbor is something that Jesus expects from us from on daily basis. Ask Him today how you can use this commandment to reach people for the kingdom.
Faith Lesson: The lesson is simple: Love God and your neighbor.
In Christ,
Darin Smith
READ: Mark 12:28-34
Mark 12:30 (NIV) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”
Do you realize that many companies are beginning to sell products that are so noiseless a person in the next room won't even be able to hear it? For instance, I was searching on ebay.com and noticed a golf cart for sale in the $4000 range. Not only did this travel along at 25 MPH, but it also was a silent ride. Anyone walking down the street would have to make visual contact before recognizing its presence. The goal, according to the ad, was to be kind to all the neighbors and people who would not necessarily like the sounds of a normal golf cart engine.
Being kind to our neighbors is an important part of Jesus’ teachings. But He took it a step further. In Mark 12:31, Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” However, he also linked loving our neighbor to the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30). If we love God with our whole being as Jesus commands us, we will naturally treat people right.
While there is no guarantee that we will get the same treatment in return, loving our neighbor is something that Jesus expects from us from on daily basis. Ask Him today how you can use this commandment to reach people for the kingdom.
Faith Lesson: The lesson is simple: Love God and your neighbor.
In Christ,
Darin Smith
