Great Verse I Read Today

"Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another, for He who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law."
---Romans 13:8

We are a nation of people who understand the concept of debt. We run up debt on the dumbest things (me included). We buy clothes we can't afford, houses that are too big, cars that more new than last years model. We are a people drowning in the debt of keeping up with the Jones'. If we have learned anything from the current economic crisis it should be that our priorities are way out of whack. I love the Proverb that says "The borrower is a slave to the lender."

Paul's words strike as both guide and chastiser. When was the last time you tried to pay your debt of love to another? When was the last time you found your need to show love without an agenda more important that anything else you do?

Jesus summed up the people we are to become when He said "Love God with all you heart and with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength. Love your neighbor as yourself."

Let us, if only for one day, let love guide and be the overwhelming motivator in our lives.

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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