There are a couple of principles that God recommends us to live by and am very sure if we as humans live by them, we would live in fulfillment. In scripture, we understand that its only a life with God almighty can fill that emptiness that makes us thirsty and yarn for various things. Talk about leaving under the influence of the flesh.
How many times have you struggled to do the right thing but the flesh over rides the right perspective? Remember too that God gave us free will and he won’t alter your decision. But wisdom is above our will. Read about wisdom in the of proverbs.
List of the principles God.
The principle of mercy,
The principle of love,
The principle of increase,
The principle of faith,
The principle of Authority,
The principle of power,
The principle of unity.
How many can see the equation leading to loving yourself then loving your neighbor as you love yourself. Please agree with me after this explanation.
I will start with the principle of mercy. God says his mercy is new every morning. He forgives us and he doesn’t remember our sin the next day. We shall go further to dive into the lord prayer where it states” forgive us our trespasses as we forgive others. I will give the parable Jesus taught about the master and his servants in
Mathew 18:21-35. The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[a]
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[b] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[c] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
Jesus Christ requires us to embrace his mercy, while embracing forgiving others. Many say that if you do not forgive, you are imprisoning yourself without you knowing and when you forgive you set yourself free.
The principle of love. For God loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have external life. This is John 3:16. I believe it was love that made him create us in his own image, after his own likeness. I know some of us where disliked by our parents yet we look resemble them but we have a father who took time with God the son Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit. That’s Genesis 1:26-31. With this statement we need to see that we love ourselves because God loves himself and go further to love others too.
The principle of increase. Being generous of themselves and their possessions. Draw near to me and I will draw near to you. This process of drawing near God includes self cleansing and doing away with evil. Who denies that sin makes us sick that is spiritually, emotionally, psychologically, mentally and physically? James 4:8. ‘8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.’ And who denies that this deprives us of loving us then further loving other people. We are forgiven by the Grace of God and the same grace is available to empower us to live right and be steadfast on this journey.
The principle of faith. Whoever has no hope is somewhere depressed. Let’s quote, Hebrews 11:1. “Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:6. ‘6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.’ Having faith in God, gives us that peace not the way the world gives but as our father in heaven can provide. That’s why many faith people can be in the storm and still smile or sleep in the night not that they are not sick or have no financial problems but they tap into faith that God has dominion over everything. With this perspective joy can flow like a river. Joy doesn’t mean happiness but means .
Nehemiah 8:10 ‘10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”. This creates inner love and it’s wise to share this love with people around you.
The principle of Authority. Mark 11:23 ‘23 “Truly[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.’. If we exercise Faith and speak to those mountains of diseases, poverty, depression, anxiety and many other things you struggle with, you will be set free and Jesus Christ says those he sets free are free indeed. The is love in the freedom when we are free. .And this will give us strength and time to love our neighbors’ too.
Principle of power. God is above everything . We see the mighty things he has done all through generations. I assure you the 1st Commandment ,exodus 20:3 which states,” you shall have no other gods before me.” This shows the supremacy of our God. Honoring this position for God, which takes us to the saying seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and other things will be added to you. Many of us come to God for what he can do for us but it’s always wise to love his presence more. Walking in his presence avails his peace, joy, rest from enemies and other benefits.
The principle of unity. Since the father works well with his son Jesus Christ and God the holy spirit as a perfect union. This encourages unity in our personal lives. It has been seen that team work accomplishes much unlike individualism. Every man needs another. For example, you need a doctor to treat your diseases, a farmer to grow food, traders to bring goods or produce near to you. These are some of the few things I compared. When we all do the team work here on earth, it keeps us going. In order to maintain this flow of work , respect for everyone’s job is highly recommended.
In conclusion, all these principles are fruitful. Enjoying the fruits that the principles of God buds, produces love from the inside out. Now you cannot say that you cannot love your neighbors.
