DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 22 February 2022 — The golden rule
DCLM Higher Everyday 22 February 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The golden rule
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TOPIC: THE GOLDEN RULE
TEXT: MATTHEW 22:36-40
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
MEMORY VERSE: “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (MATTHEW 22:39).
MESSAGE
According to R. Ingersoll, we rise by lifting others. This goes to say that whatever we want people to do to us, we should do it to them.
The golden rule states that you must do unto others, as you want them to do unto you. So, loving your neighbour as yourself should not just be a command, but also a way of life. If you do not want to be treated unjustly, then treat others fairly. If you do not want others to make fun of you, then do not make fun of them as well.
Youths who flout the golden rule suffer a lot as a result of the law of retribution which catches up with those who do evil. The fact is that an evil doer will definitely reap evil in this life and in eternity, except he or she repents and makes necessary restitutions.
Make others around you happy with your actions, even if they are hostile towards you because of your faith. The golden rule should make you preach the gospel to others to make them escape hell, just as you want to escape hell too.
QUOTE: Youths who flout the golden rule suffer.
CHALLENGE: Do unto others as you want them to do unto you.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to be good to others.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
