NaBloPoMo - Blog Post #18

"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself." - Galatians 5:13-14

Take a minute and think about the magnitude of these two verses. Think about what it might look like to "serve one another humbly in love." Here, Paul says that we are called to be free (from the law, that is), but that we should not use that freedom to just do whatever we want, and so serve ourselves, but rather we should serve others. Think about that. We live in a world that says that we should look out for ourselves, we should be independent, we don't have to share our things, etc. But the bible says quite the opposite.
Imagine if everyone in the world really did love their neighbor as themselves, what the world would be like. That is why Paul says the entire law is fulfilled when we keep that one command. If everyone genuinely did love their neighbor, everything else would just fall beautifully into place. It sure would make it a lot easier to follow the rest of God's commands. It is indeed a challenge to love everyone, but think of how much more pleasant the world would be if we did.