The Bible tells us it is God’s will for us to help hurting people. In John 13:34-35 (NIV), Jesus says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Matthew 22:37-39 says, “‘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 neighbor as yourself.'”
The love message is the true power of the gospel. It’s so simple: Love God and love your neighbor as you love yourself. We often think we need someone to love us, but what we all need is, in fact, someone to love. And the world is desperate for real love, so it isn’t hard to find someone who needs to be loved.
We live in a society that drives people toward selfishness. So much of the advertising we see and hear influences us to want more and more and never to be satisfied with what we have. But as we grow more selfish and self-centered, we have less power to do good and help others.
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The good news is we have what we need in Christ to overcome our selfish “What about me?” mindset and lifestyle. We have the power of God’s love! His love is the answer to every dilemma and problem in our society today. And as Christians, our goal is to represent Christ in the world and show His love.
Love is not just a feeling, a theory or a nice word. It’s action—the way you treat people—what you do for others. Love will always cost you something: time, energy, effort, money, giving up your pride, doing what’s right when you don’t feel like it, keeping a good attitude when you don’t get your way.
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