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From Soul Action
The Greatest Commandment
"Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.
One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
"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 neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Matthew 22v34 -40
When Jesus tells you the two most important things you can ever do, it’s worth paying attention! He says that first and foremost we’re to love God with everything we are. He goes on to say that the next most important thing is similar to the first: loving our neighbour. So showing love to those around us is along the same lines as loving God.
The harsh reality is that we have many ‘neighbours’ who are in need of help. They may live down our street and be in need of a friend or they may live on the other side of the world and be in need of ARV treatment for HIV. Poverty comes in many forms and no one is immune. Wherever our neighbours are and whatever they’re struggling with, Jesus makes it clear that we’re to love them.
How do we show love? Sometimes it’s about spending time with people who are lonely and sometimes it’s about parting with cash to help those in need. For some of us it might mean going overseas to help those in the developing world. For others it will mean opening our eyes to the poverty around us and doing what we can to help.
Loving our neighbour can mean praying for their salvation, it can mean campaigning for their rights or it can be as simple as making them a cup of tea. It comes in many shapes and sizes but one thing is for sure; God says it’s to be our priority.
Action:
Pick one of the above actions to complete today to show someone God’s love. Make sure you check out www.soulaction.org/aokday and join the kindness revolution, for plenty of ideas and stories of how to secretly bless others!
Pray:
Ask God to reveal to you people in your life that he wants you to be a neighbour to.
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