The Great Commandment to love God
and love people is a powerful and foundational statement from Jesus.
If the people of God faithfully obey this Great Commandment the unchurched in our communities will take notice. Loving God with ALL our heart, and loving others as profoundly as we love ourselves…yes…that makes a powerful statement in a community.
Church congregations see themselves
as placed by God into particular communities. Our Pearland churches worship
together, learn and serve together, and try to teach others to be more like
Jesus. But, what if we disappeared? What if Shadycrest disappeared?
If we disappeared, would our
community miss us? If we disappeared, would our community grieve? Would they
feel a deep loss? These are good and profound questions to ask. The Great
Commandment from our Lord Jesus Christ, upon which “all of the Law and the
Prophets hangs,” compels us to ask such questions.
I wish to challenge you this week to
pray about loving your neighbors. I want to challenge us all to dig deep and
evaluate where we are with this profound command to love our neighbors. I want
to continually challenge us to identify those in our personal sphere of
influence whom God is inviting us to reach. Truly, we might be the only Jesus
some will ever meet. God is moving!
Will you let Him move in you?
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