1 Corinthians 10:24 NASB
Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
Personal Challenge...
Here comes that age old question, "Who is my neighbor?" Well, that was answered two thousand years ago...anyone, everyone, those you love, those who are your enemies, those who think and act the same way that you do, those who don't, those who worship God the same way that you do, those who don't.
But then we ask, "What does it mean to seek their good?" It does not just mean being nice to them, but it means to love them, to put them and their needs before my own. It means not only avoiding calling them names or avoiding them altogether, but going out of your way to be the image of Christ to them. It means eliminating hurtful, cutting, snide, derogatory, insulting, cynical, sarcastic vocabulary from our language and speaking the truth in gentle, kind, loving ways.
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