Just one command: love your neighbour as you love yourself!

 Galatians 5:14

For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

The law refers to the Law of Moses, the 10 commandments that God instructed Moses to write for us. We are told that those commandments can be summed up in this one law, to Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Two things that stands out from this verse. One, it indicates that you already love yourself, which is applicable to everyone. I know sometimes we may have things, traits, characters that we like the least about ourselves, but that should not stop us from loving ourselves. The moment you remember that we are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and that God loves us, that is good enough reason to love yourself just as you are. Secondly, this verse shows us that we must love our neighbors. This doesn't say love some people, or just your family and friends, but it refers to everyone. If God loves everyone, regardless of their behaviour, who are we to hate on anyone? This verse doesn't imply condoning what people do, or hang out with everyone that do evil, but to love them as they are. Your job is done. Leave the rest to the Lord to fix and sort out. 

May the Lord remove any hatred, bitterness, anger that exists in our hearts for those that do us wrong. Remember God says we must leave everything unto Him, because vengeance belongs to Him. For us, is to forgive, just as we are forgiven time and time again (by the Lord). Proverbs 20:22 says: "Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.” Wait for the LORD to handle the matter." Therefore, don't get even, just forgive. 



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