In God's Word by Mike Mills, Apr 4th

April 4, 2016 - "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." (Matt. 7:12) NKJV

We know these words as the "Golden Rule" which we usually say as; "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". They are not only words to live by, they are a part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the famous sermon preached there to His disciples.

These words are reinforced by the words of God through the old prophet, Micah when he answered the young man's prayer for answers to how he should come to be saved; "He has shown you O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8) NKJV NOTE: THIS DOES NOT SAY "REQUEST" IT SAYS "REQUIRE"

To do justly would be to do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. To love mercy would be to help your fellow man, your neighbor, when he is in need or in trouble. To walk humbly with your God means that each day we Christians are to do the Lord's will for us and not our own wishes for that day, nor the wishes of mankind. For it is God's will that counts and not our own.

Through Matthew, Jesus said these words; "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matt 22:39) NKJV. If we truly love our neighbors as ourselves then we will be good neighbors, we will treat others justly and in turn, we will be inclined to walk humbly with God each day. 

In other words, we will become the kind of Christians that we should be. A people working each day, in harmony, doing God's will, spreading the gospel of the Lord by our daily lives, our daily actions and our daily words. We will be the vessels by which God can shine the light of the gospel into the darkness of this cold, cruel world.

Why, you say, are these words not followed any more than they are in America today? The answer is simple, the Golden Rule is much more than words, it is a Christian principal; to obey it and follow it throughly, requires the grace of God in one's heart. One must be saved if one is to follow it.

This golden rule is really the sum of all the scriptures in the Bible, for when you boil it down, to be Christian means to act like Christ in our lives. While we are not perfect as He was, our goal should be to be as perfect as we can possibly be each day. 

We Christians are the closest thing to Jesus that many will ever see, by our actions He is judged, remember that each day. If you profess to follow Jesus then by your actions, He, Jesus, is judged. Let us by our actions and words spread the gospel and love of Jesus to everyone we meet each day. Please feel welcome to join us each Wednesday evening at 6:00PM for Bible Study at Spring Hill Baptist 

Church, call 936-615-1427 for more info.
May the Lord bless you and keep you each day...