Title: The only Law!

Galatians 5:14 KJV

[14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

Devotion: What God requires of you and me that Paul tries to explain in the verse above is do unto others what you will normally do for yourself. In other words regard others as extension of your life. A normal person will not wake up and harm himself or decide not to nourish his body unless he is fasting. If you will not harm yourself do no harm to others, if you'll nourish your body nourish others.

 Now the question is who is my neighbour? My neighbour is absolutely anybody I can help in one important way out another. Someone I can sacrificially give a helping hand just as Jesus did for me. My neighbour could be next door or some stranger I meet on the road. The Jewish man's neighbour was a Samaritan who Jews will not normally relate with. 

 To fulfill this law we have to imitate Jesus Christ in all our actions - kindness, love, showing mercy, giving, sharing our precious time etc without hesitation or grumbling. A testimony will suffice: when I was working in a village years back, some of them will come to me and say doctor I'm dying please treat me I don't have money. I did several times though it was not convenient for me. 

 Who do you think you can help today knowing it may not be convenient but you will still like to help. Go ahead and do it, your heart will be filled with a kind of joy like never before.

Do share your testimony with me Dr Joel Olanrewaju at gbemide09@gmail.com. Feel free to share this devotional with your contacts.