Ok, yesterday we talked about our neighbors in light of; if they had value and seeing that value in light of how God sees that person. Today we will move forward with the next step. Now we are going to look at our neighbors through the light of scripture. God says that we are to “love our neighbors as we love ourselves.” I know that when I placed value on the relationship that Irene and I had, when we were dating, our relationship changed. When I realized that I loved Irene, our time together was necessary to me. Understanding that, and understanding that God places value on our neighbors, we need to understand that a relationship, with that neighbor, is longed for by God. When we begin to look at our neighbors as having worth and understanding that we are to love them as we love ourselves we should want to introduce them to the most important person in our lives – Jesus, so that they to can have a relationship with Him and His Father. So how do we bridge the gap with our neighbors so that they will be receptive to being introduced to Christ? We need to build relationships. There is generally is nothing complicated in building relationships. Generally it just takes time and effort on our part. Maybe, start with an invitation to a cookout in your backyard or dessert and coffee, maybe a churn of ice cream. There is any number of ways that can lead to building relationships. Hopefully these relationships will lead to a time that we will be able to introduce our neighbors to a way that they can have a relationship with Christ.
Until next time – keep your eyes on Jesus and ice cream is good for me.
P.S. Check out the poll on knowing your neighbors and cast your vote.
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