Do I need to love others?

Hints: 1 Kings 3:9
9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?"

Answer:

God came to Solomon in a dream and told Solomon he could have anything he wanted. Solomon did not selfishly ask for riches and fame. Solomon said, “Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?” (1 Kings 3:9). Solomon’s prayer was to receive God’s help to rule God’s people. He wanted to make good decisions and judge according to God’s Word and will. Solomon loved and cared for God’s people. He cared enough to make this request above anything else he could have asked for! To truly love God, we must also love His people. There are no exceptions! 1 John 4:7-8 says, “Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” God is not just filled with love; He IS love; the source of love! Think of what these verses say - If we don’t love one another, we do not know God! This Passage makes it clear that loving God and others go hand and hand. Jesus replied, “‘you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39). How important is it to love God and others? Jesus said it was the second most important commandment and just as important as the first commandment! God is love; so since we are made in His image, we were created to love too! (1 John 4:16; Genesis 1:27). 

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