Today's Scripture
Marks of Living in Love: Romans 12: 9-21
Loving Others – Romans 13:8-14
TODAY’S READING SCHEDULE: Genesis 39-40; Romans 13
8 Don’t be in debt to anyone, except for the obligation to love each other. Whoever loves another person has fulfilled the Law. 9 The commandments, Don’t commit adultery, don’t murder, don’t steal, don’t desire what others have, and any other commandments, are all summed up in one word: You must love your neighbor as yourself. 10 Love doesn’t do anything wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is what fulfills the Law.
11 As you do all this, you know what time it is. The hour has already come for you to wake up from your sleep. Now our salvation is nearer than when we first had faith. 12 The night is almost over, and the day is near. So let’s get rid of the actions that belong to the darkness and put on the weapons of light. 13 Let’s behave appropriately as people who live in the day, not in partying and getting drunk, not in sleeping around and obscene behavior, not in fighting and obsession.14 Instead, dress yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and don’t plan to indulge your selfish desires.
What does this passage mean to me/us
When we live a life that is centered around ourselves we will fail to live in God’s plan. When we only think about ourselves, we might be caught in the spiritual slumber.
When we are caught up in our own desires, we will end up in debt, adultery, murder, or stealing. Paul saying ‘Don’t commit these sins’ alludes that we should stop loving ourselves and start loving others.
He sums up his words by saying
Love other people as well as you do yourself. You can’t go wrong when you love others. When you add up everything in the law code, the sum total is love.
Prayer
Lord, we confess our sins of loving only ourselves. Help us to live a life that love others, in the way that glorifies your name. In Christ name, we pray, AMEN.
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