Love your Neighbor!

For Friday, September 17, 2021

2 John 1:5 NLT: “I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning.”

When Jesus was asked the most important commandment, he said to love the Lord, but he immediately added that we should also love our neighbors. These concepts were not new. Loving the Lord was commanded in Deuteronomy 6:5, and loving your neighbor as yourself is described in Leviticus 19:18.

Jesus took it a step further. He said to also love your enemies. Our “neighbor” is someone in need, even if they might be regarded as a traditional enemy. In the same way that we take care of ourselves and are concerned about our own interests, we should take care and have concern for the interests of others. And Paul wrote, “No one ever hated his own flesh!”

So be nice. Figure out what you can do that would be helpful. When in doubt, do what Jesus did!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406