EXPRESSING YOUR LOVE IN CHRIST.
Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”Mark 12:29-31
The word Christian means “Christlike.” In the first century, Christian was not a name chosen by the followers of Jesus. Rather, it was a name given to them by others. Believers based their lifestyle on the teachings of Christ, so the best way to describe them was to call them Christians.
What if Christians really were Christlike? Central in Jesus’ teachings is the command to love. In fact, in the verses above, Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love God and the second is to love our neighbors. These commands supersede all others, because everything else flows out from them.
Love begins with an attitude, which in turn leads to acts of service. “How may I help you?” is a good question with which to begin.
Today is a good day to express love to our neighbor. In my opinion, that starts with those closest to us—first our spouse, then our family—and then spreads outward.
Dear Father, you made it clear that loving you and loving others is the most important thing I can do. Help me to make that a priority. Let me show Christlike love to my spouse today..IN JESUS LORDS NAME I PRAY WITH THANKSGIVING...Amen!!!
I must confess that's what steemit is all about. We believe in spreading the love. Good morning @bigsamafly
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Hello good morning to you @ loso indeed am glade when we share the love to the people around we.May the lord bless you for supporting in sharing the gospel around..thank you!
beautiful writing, how nice to read that many express their love for Jesus Christ. It is a job that tires a lot, reading many daily publications of the parishioners and choosing only a few. but how rewarding it is when we find publications full of love like this. Thank you for sharing, God bless you.
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Thank you Sir @marcelo182 for supporting the word of the lord..
Thanks for sharing am much appreciated...
It is necessary to learn to love our neighbor as Christ did, despite the damage received, his love never ceased to be, love covers a multitude of faults and is the most important gift and virtue since without love we are nothing and nothing is of any use. God bless you
Thank you sir for sharing this and God bless you as well..
If we really understood what John 3:16 really means, the world would be different.
He loves us unconditionally, because he does not feel the same for him.
beautiful publicacbion.
That is really treat that is why he created me and you in his own image..
The love of God is shared braid in our heart and for this reason we are the ones of God and also we should share his love by expressing it to others.
Thanks for contributing to the steemchurch
Thank you @dwayne and God bless you for helping and supporting raising and speeding the word of the Lord ..much appreciated 🙏