Matthew 22:36-39 "'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself."'
Often when I write, I become concerned that I may sound too judgmental in what I am meditating on. Then I think if I am pondering truth, sometimes it may sound harsh or unkind. Today is one of those days, yet I will continue with what is on my heart.
Do some people truly only care about themselves and others that they deem worthy? It seems unfathomable to me, but I think it may be true. I know someone who seemingly fits into this category, and they proclaim Christ as their Savior. It strikes me as odd, though, since loving others is the second greatest commandment, and it is to be done without caveat. So, how can someone claim Christ and not love others?
It is true that most of us are not loving to everyone all the time. We all fail in this area of faithfulness, but what about those who live this way all the time? What about those who keep their own tribe close and cared for, but forget others, or worse, treat them with disdain? In our world today, it actually doesn't take long to find many people who are claiming Christ while either judging or even hurting others. Do any of the rest of you feel the weight of this current situation in our world? I know I certainly do.
The antidote to all sin is submission to Christ and prayer, but are we as believers doing these things? If we were, wouldn't it be transformative? Are we modeling that behavior for others? Am I? If not, then there is certainly a lot of work to do.
It is funny how this is a conversation I have with my high school students almost every day. I think the world we live in has made many people self centered and focused on their own problems. Unfortunately, many of us do not focus on WWJD. We focus on ourselves. And sadly we despise or look down on others. So, sadly, I do believe their are people that only care about their own. I wish it wasn't that way but I see too much to dispute that.
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