FROM SINNING TO LOVING

IN MY MEDITATION THIS DAY, IT CAME TO MY MIND AND HEART THAT NO ONE IN THE WORLD WHO IS ALIVE AS A HUMAN BEING AT THIS LIFETIME IS WITHOUT SIN...


THEREFORE, SINCE WE ARE ALL SINNERS, WE ARE ALL UNWORTHY OF GOD'S LOVE AND MERCY.


SINCE WE ARE ALL SINNERS, NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO POINT A FINGER ON OTHERS BECAUSE WE NEED SO MUCH SELF CORRECTION THAT WE HAVE TO FOCUS OUR TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKE OURSELVES BETTER BEFORE WE WASTE TIME ON POINTING FINGERS ON OTHERS.


THEREFORE, SINCE WE ARE ALL SINNERS, AND NEED FORGIVENESS, IF WE ARE SEEKING GOD'S FORGIVENESS, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FORGIVE ALL WHO HAVE SINNED AGAINST US.


IF WE ARE PEOPLE WITH SIN, AND NEEDING FORGIVENESS FROM GOD, WE HAVE A GREAT DEBT TO GOD BECAUSE OF OUR SINS.


FOR OUR SINS TO BE FORGIVEN, WE THEREFORE NEED TO FORGIVE OTHERS IN RETURN.


THOUGH WE ARE UNWORTHY OF GOD'S LOVE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SINNERS AND TRANSGRESSORS OF GOD'S LAWS, GOD GAVE US LOVE, THROUGH THE SACRIFICE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST- WHO DIED FOR OUR SINS AS REDEMPTION FOR US.


THEREFORE, AS HE DIED FOR OUR SINS, WE ARE IN NEED OF RECONCILIATION WITH GOD THROUGH THE DEATH OF OUR LORD....


AS WE ARE RECONCILED WITH GOD, WE ARE IN NEED TO BE RECONCILED WITH OUR FELLOW MEN....


THEREFORE, THE BRIDGE OF RECONCILIATION BETWEEN FELLOWMEN IS NONE OTHER BUT LOVE.


LOVE IS FIRST GIVEN BY GOD TO US.


IN TURN, WE MUST ALSO LOVE ONE ANOTHER....


THIS IS THE WAY TO HEAL MANKIND AND OUR WORLD....


FOR WE ARE ENEMIES OF GOD BEFORE WE BECAME FRIENDS OF GOD....


AND THE HALLMARK OF BEING A FRIEND OF GOD IS LIVING A LIFE OF LOVE...
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE FULFILLS ALL THE COMMANDMENTS...


LOVE IS THE END AND THE MEANS TO HEAL THE WOUNDS OF MANKIND...


IT STARTS IN LOVING OUR OWN SELVES, LOVING OTHERS, LOVING THE LEAST OF OUR BRETHREN....


EVENTUALLY, AS OUR UNDERSTANDING AND OUR LOVE INCREASE, WE WILL EVEN LOVE OUR ENEMIES...


THE FIRST AND FOREMOST ENEMY WE HAVE IS OURSELVES...


WHY? 


BECAUSE OF OUR SELF, WE HAVE DONE MANY EVIL AND SINFUL THINGS.
BECAUSE OF OUR SELF, WE HAVE CAUSED TROUBLE TO ANOTHER SELF.
BECAUSE OF OUR SELF, WE HAVE BEEN ANGRY, FRUSTRATED, AND HATEFUL.
BECAUSE OF OUR SELF, WE BECAME HATEFUL OF OTHERS.
BECAUSE OF OUR SELF, WE PUT THE BLAME OF OTHERS.
BECAUSE OF OUR SELF, WE HAVE DONE MANY WRONGS TO PRESERVE IT.


BECAUSE OF THIS SELF, WE HAVE LEARNED TO MALTREAT OTHERS FOR SELF GAIN.


THEREFORE, THE FIRST ENEMY IS OUR SELF....


THE SELF CAN BE REFORMED BY GOD'S LOVE...


GOD'S LOVE ENTAILS LOVING OTHERS AS WE LOVE OURSELVES.


THEREFORE, HOW DO WE LOVE OURSELVES?


WE WANT RESPECT- THEREFORE, WE GIVE RESPECT TO OTHERS....
WE WANT KINDNESS- THEREFORE, WE GIVE KINDNESS TO OTHERS....
WE WANT HELP- THEREFORE, WE HELP OTHERS....
WE WANT MERCY- THEREFORE- WE GIVE MERCY TO OTHERS....
WE WANT COMPASSION- THEREFORE, WE GIVE COMPASSION TO OTHERS....
WE WANT RECOGNITION- THEREFORE, WE GIVE RECOGNITION ON OTHERS....
WE WANT FORGIVENESS- THEREFORE, WE FORGIVE OTHERS....
WE WANT UNDERSTANDING- THEREFORE, WE GIVE UNDERSTANDING FOR OTHERS...


WHATEVER WE WANT TO BE DONE TO US, WE DO TO OTHER....
WHATEVER WE DO NOT WANT OTHERS TO DO TO US, WE DO NOT DO TO OTHERS....


IN THIS WORLD, FULL OF ANGER, HATRED AND EVIL, THE HOPE FOR THE CURE OF MANKIND'S ILLNESS IS LOVE....


IT STARTS WITH LOVE OF OURSELVES,  AND GIVING THAT LOVE FOR OTHERS.
THEN, WE LIVE A LIFE BASED ON LOVE, SO THAT WE MAY FULFILL GOD'S WILL...


LOVE IS THE KEY SOLUTION FOR BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW FOR MANKIND.


GOD BLESS EVERYONE....