Romans 13:8, “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”
The Christian puts God first, others second, and himself last. We honor others above ourselves. That conviction has changed the world.
We love God above all – that is the first part of the Ten Commandments, and our neighbor as ourselves – that is the second part. We can demonstrate our love for God by loving others.
Jerome, a 4th century theologian, tells a story about the Apostle John.
John was old and frail, unable to walk, so his disciples would carry him into the gathering of believers on the Lord’s Day. Every week these were his words to the congregation: “Little children, love one another.”
This went on week after week, until at last, more than a little weary of these repeated words, his disciples asked him, “Master, why do you always say this?”
“Because,” John replied, “it is the Lord’s command, and if this only is done, it is enough.”
The secret strength of the Christian comes from spending time alone with God. Sacrificially loving others is the demonstration of that strength.
So, worship God, and love his children. That is the Christian life; and that is a blessing to others and that will change the world.
1 John 3: 18, “Little children, let us not love in word or talk, but in deed and in truth.”