Others first always

Mat 5:2  And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying…

Mat 7:12  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Here our SAVIOR is telling us what the heart of the LAW and all the Prophets tried to teach us.  Our SAVIOR is reaffirming the LAW, His moral LAW and the Prophets.

Websters calls the prophets this--

'In Scripture, a person illuminated, inspired or instructed by God to announce future events; as Moses, Elijah, David, Isaiah, &c.'

We aren't to disregard the LAW or the PROPHETS, but to comprehend their entire purpose and that purpose is LOVE.

Mat 22:36  Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Mat 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Mat 22:38  This is the first and great commandment

Mat_22:39  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

LOVE - the Lord thy GOD

LOVE- thy neighbor as thyself

WHATSOEVER ye would that men should DO TO YOU, DO YE even so to THEM-  this is LOVE, the act of LOVE, the revelation of love.

Do NOT treat those like YOU would NOT want to be treated! 

Yell at others and ask yourself- do you want to be yelled at?

Hit another and ask yourself- do you want to be hit?

Emotionally traumatize someone then ask yourself- do you want to be emotional traumatized?

The list goes on and on and on… the actions we commit towards others MUST be ONLY the actions we would want to be done unto us, no matter how OTHERS treat us, that is IRRELEVENT!

Satan wants us to give as we get.

Our Savior want us to give as we would like to get.

Be kind to another and ask yourself- do you want others to be kind to you?

Be patient towards another and ask yourself- do you want other to be patient with you?

Be compassionate to another and ask yourself- do you want other to be compassionate with you?

If we WANT to be loved, we MUST love.

We cannot ever use the idea that someone treated us badly and that gives us the right to treat others that way.

OTHERS FIRST ALWAYS. OTHERS BEFORE OURSELVES ALWAYS.

Satan has us twisting this so incredibly much from the smallest of things to the largest of things. We'll reach for the most tempting looking donut first, we'll grab for the prize first, we'll get the best parking spot if we can, we'll cheer as we snatch up the last toy for sale beating out others for it.  We love being the best- the smartest, the fastest, the strongest. We reward this in people. The most beautiful, the best body, we reward this!  We don't care how those people really are as long as they're personable enough- we don't care if they love or hate God. We reward these people!  Satan has us raising generation after generation of kids with the comprehension that getting ahead and being the best is what is most important, rather than LOVING OTHERS FIRST.

Our Savior wants us to LIVE this! He is teaching US HIS TRUTH- LOVE OTHERS even before we love ourselves because WE would want others to love us before themselves.

By the GRACE of GOD may we LEARN to LOVE as HE WANTS US TO LOVE, all through HIS LOVE and HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.