2 Chronicles 12:1-13:22; Ezekiel 35:1-36:15; John 13:31-14:14
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 NKJV
The sentiment of this verse is sometimes referred to as the Golden Rule. Many philosophies and creeds express the idea, but in a negative way. “Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t want done to you.” So we feel good when we can say, “I don’t steal, I don’t murder, I don’t lie, etc.” This verse teaches that God desires more than this. He wants us to be proactive toward others. This is far more than not sinning. This affects every area of life and is the true goodness of God. How do you compare? Christ died for sinners who couldn’t keep the Golden Rule. When we believe in Christ, He enables us to live out the Golden Rule just as He taught. —J. D. Fraser
Help me in all the work I do to ever be sincere and true,
And know that all I’d do for You, must needs be done for others.—C. Meigs