Love yourself. Love yourself? How do we love
ourselves? Show respect for yourself…don’t let others tread on you…don’t let
them put you down…stand up for yourself. Take care of yourself. By being a good
example to your family they will learn that it is important to put God first—that
is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind—and then to take care of
yourself and then others around you. It’s like when you are flying on an
airplane. The stewardess gives the safety briefing saying in the event of an
emergency, put your air mask on first and then help those around you with
theirs. If you pass out from not enough oxygen how will you ever be able to
help others? Take care of yourself and then you can take care of others. If you
show love to your neighbor by mowing their lawn, but you haven’t mowed your own
lawn then you’ll look pretty bad. Mow your own yard and then mow your neighbor’s.
Treat others the way you would want to be treated.
This scripture was the introduction to the parable
about the Good Samaritan when Jesus was asked about keeping the law, and then questioned,
“who is my neighbor?” Jesus went on to teach that our neighbor is anyone in
need. The Good Samaritan helped a Jewish man who had been beaten. Normally Jews
and Samaritans would have nothing to do with each other, but this Samaritan
went out of his way to help the beaten man, even possibly putting his own life
in danger. He cared for someone who might not have done the same for him. Would
you do the same?
Training
Tip – Kids learn by example. It is amazing how kiddos pick up on little things. Show
the kids that you love God by spending time reading His Word, the Bible. Let
them see you read and study it and give it priority. Then give them special
time, too, telling them about what you have learned about God. You might want
to begin with this story of the Good Samaritan.
Lord – Thank you for
the lesson that you taught about the Good Samaritan to explain who our neighbor
is. Help us to see the “neighbors” around us and to meet their needs as you
would.
All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB)
unless otherwise noted.
© 2013
by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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