"For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR as yourself."
Six of the Lord's ten commandments have to do with our personal relationships with others. How we treat our mother and father and how we interact with our neighbors. There are some specific admonitions and prohibitions about our actions and behaviors. We are not to murder one another, we are not to steal from one another, we are not to carry on adulterous relationships. We are not to be jealous of one another or bear false witness against each other. We are to give honor to our mother and father regardless of how we feel or what we believe about them. They can be summed up in this one ideal; treat others as you would like to be treated, love others as you love yourself!
What is your relationship like with your mother and father? What is your relationship like with your brothers and sisters? What is your relationship like with your neighbors? Do you even know your neighbors names? Do you interact with your neighbors? Remember according to the Word, everyone in the world is your neighbor. What do you think about the different cultures and races? Do you love everyone as yourself? Do you LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR?
We are not to pick and choose whom we will love. The commandment is to love one another as if they were ourselves. Regardless of a persons physical condition, financial condition, political party, or skin color, we are to love them. We are to love them unconditionally, just as the Lord does. We are even to love our enemies! God is no respecter of persons and He loves them all. We are to be like God and a doer of His Word, not just a hearer. What would you like your neighbor to do for you? If you know God and Love His Word, then you are to obey the One Truth for Today; LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR!
