Remember the commandment from the Moral and Ceremonial Laws decreed by the LORD in Lev. 19:18, "...you shall love your neighbor as yourself." It was and is a clarion call to all Believers (and mankind as well) to hold oneself in high regard, be respectful and carry yourself with dignity and humility. It is the perspective of God that an individual who cares for himself would and should do the same for others.
The first Commandment is for all Believers to LOVE GOD above all things (Mark 12:28) and through obedience to this declaration, the Believer will find peace in loving his neighbor; both familiar and unfamiliar.
The Prophet Isiah contested that we do not love one another (that is, serve one another) because we do not view one another as our own flesh and blood. In short, if we don't know you, we don't love you. If your last name ain't Martin, we can't help you! So we go on as nomads wandering with no place to call home or to be embraced and nurtured during our time of desperation and pain.
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I love it when the Apostle Paul says this, "Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law." (Romans 13:8) The transference of love is a "free gift" from God. The emotion of love is innate (born in us). It is CULTIVATED through relationship with MAN and PERFECTED through relationship with GOD.
If you don't owe anyone anything then you are "DEBT-FREE." And since love is FREE, there are no limits to its access or its transference. My simple question is, "Are YOU debt free in LOVE?"
"...And now abides faith, hope and love: these three. But the greatest of these is LOVE."
(I Cor. 13:13)
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