But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:34-39, ESV
The other week a homeless man sat in his wheelchair at the entrance of a popular restaurant in the area. Cars would turn in from the busy street and would have to quickly steer away to avoid hitting him. My first thought, to be utterly honest, was "I wonder if he's here everyday?" all thought with a tone of who is he to expect to get free handouts daily. I was humbled with an answer: "Didn't you eat yesterday? Are you not hungry today as well?"
I bought his lunch that day.
Matthew 22:39 is weighing heavily on my heart lately. I love my self a little too much and I'm feeling convicted. What a blessing.
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