October 8, 2024

Romans 13:8-10  (HCSB)
Love, Our Primary Duty
8 Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not covet; and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself. 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.

Tammy Perkins
All of the commandments listed to Moses in Exodus can be summed up in the simple command to LOVE! If you love others as yourself, there would be no need to be commanded to not lie, steal, commit adultery, etc., because you would not do those things to yourself, would you? "Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God's law." (Romans 13:10 NLT) I think back on the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 2. Not only did this man stop to help the man who was beaten and left for dead but he went above and beyond what would normally have been expected. He picked him up and dressed his wounds, he took the man to an Inn, paid for his stay so he could have time to heal, and offered to pay more should the man need anything further. I work in an emergency room and I can't tell you how many times I see "friends" literally drop a sick, injured and sometimes dying person on the sidewalk outside of the ER waiting room and leave. I mean, at least they have brought them to a place where they might find help but what if no one is around and their friend isn't found in time to save them? The "friends" desire to not get into trouble for whatever brought them to the ER in the first place outweighs their love for their "friend" sadly. How can you go above and beyond to show God's love to others today?A simple act of kindness impacts someone in a way that you may never know or understand.