The famous quote, "Do unto others as we would have them do unto us" comes from the Bible...Matthew 7:12..."Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets...". The world has taken it and made it a secular moral. A faceless moral with no authority behind it. I really like the ISV of this scripture: "Therefore whatever you want people to do for you do the same for them, because this summarizes the Law and the Prophets". Most of the time we think we are doing good and then someone violates our behavior and they become our enemy. We do not wish them well, but for a moment we burn with disgust. We even feel hate and Jesus said if we hate a person it is the same as murder. So, how do we respond to this feeling of anger in the eyes of the Lord? The truth is that none of us are nice. Oh, but you say, "I am a very nice person". The Cross of Calvary shines a very bright light exposing the truth about us!
We almost never do unto others as we would have them do unto us! Now, let us ponder the thought that most of the time we live in our flesh, we do not behave like children of the living God at all.
"Dear Heavenly Father....help me to love others even when they hate me. Forgive me for all of the times that I have felt hate for anyone. Help me to walk in the nature of Holy Spirit who displays kindness, gentleness, goodness, patience, love, joy, peace, faithfulness, and self-control"...Galatians 5:22-23. Amen.
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