“Great peace has they who love Your law; nothing shall offend them or make them stumble.”
Psalm 119:165
“For if you forgive people their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses.”
Matthew 6:14, 15
“Love bears up under anything and everything that comes is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].”
1 Corinthians 13:7
I love people and I enjoy helping them
“I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another.”
John 13:34
The Roman philosopher Seneca made a statement we all need to remember: “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.” I would add to that, “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity to express love.” Everyone on Earth needs love and kindness. Even when we have nothing to offer others in terms of money or possessions, we can give them love and show them kindness.
If I could only preach one message, it would probably be this: get your mind off of yourself and spend your life trying to see how much you can do for others. From start to finish, in all kinds of ways, God’s Word encourages and challenges us to love other people. To love others is the “new commandment” Jesus gave us in John 13:34 and it is the example He set for us throughout His life and ministry on earth. If we want to be like Jesus, we need to love others with the same kind of gracious, forgiving, generous, unconditional love He extends to us. Nothing has changed my life more dramatically than learning how to love people and treat them well. If you only incorporate one power thought from this book into your life, I urge you to make it this one: “I love people and I enjoy helping them.”
Think about It
What are you doing to show love to others?
