I've been a Christian for almost twenty years. You could say that I have never known a day without God. That is to say that as far back as I can remember I was in Church hearing about God. Even though I know that millions of people have never heard the name of Jesus, that fact is difficult for me to comprehend.
I need to check myself periodically to see if I am becoming calloused to the needs of the world. Do I lock myself into my comfortable little cocoon and pretend everything is fine outside? Do I see the world's ignorance of Jesus as "not my problem?"
The world has more than 7 billion people. I will never be able to reach them all. The good news is I don't have to. But I can reach the people I work with, my family, my friends, and even people I meet through the course of daily life. If I do not love my neighbor, then I do not love Jesus.
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. (John 14:21)
If I claim to know Jesus yet I show no love for my neighbor, I am lying to myself.
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