"It is not so with the wicked; they are like chaff which the wind blows away." Psalm 1:4I have to admit, I haven't really liked reading Psalm 1. I guess that comes from the fact that it starts with a beatitude about following God. The whole Bible could be said to be about this message, so to read it just feels like hearing a broken record. However, just as what happens when we read the Bible over time, a different verse jumped out to me: they are like chaff which the wind blows away. It spoke to me today because of what it implies.
Jesus taught us that the main message of the Gospel is love. Love God. Love your neighbor. Love yourself. That's the Gospel. That is the truth. Love. When we walk in the ways of the Lord, we walk in love. When we follow God, we follow love. We show love to others when we live righteously.
So then, the flip side of that is whatever isn't righteous, whatever isn't love. And, it becomes more apparent with this verse. You cannot root yourself without love. When you start to discriminate, you make things very difficult for yourself. You can no longer stand. When you spew hate, you just start allowing for yourself to be taken by others. Soon, that hate will grow into worse things. It becomes habit. It becomes distance. It becomes everything that separates you from your neighbor. It separates you from God. It becomes sin.
And so, when we are trying to find the best way to live life, the best way to make the world a better place, there is only one answer: love. Love will keep us strong in the midst of our challenges. Love will conquer all that is wrong. Love will protect us while everything is crashing down on us. Love will help you push forward when things seem impossible. Love is Truth.
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