The Golden Commandment

Matthew 7:12 (NET) In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

Sandra did not know why her prayers in certain areas were not being answered. She was getting tired and weary of praying those prayers. She had observed through scriptures that those prayers were in accordance with the will of God, but she knew she wasn’t getting the appropriate response from heaven.

As she inquired of the Lord to understand what was going on, the Lord revealed to her through prophesy that her prayers were hindered because she was walking in iniquity.

She kept on wondering what iniquity she was walking in until the Lord revealed to her that she was not kind to her mother-in-law who was living with her. “If you were living with your son and his wife is treating you the way you’re treating this woman, would that be acceptable to you?” Sandra cried the day the Holy Spirit asked her this question. She repented promptly and started treating her mother inlaw the way she would want to be honored and treated if in her position. For the next couple of weeks, Sandra observed that her prayer was answered automatically. She was completely healed.

The word of the Lord in today’s Bible verse says “in everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you”. The Lord didn’t say in some things or in most things, He says in everything. Many believers have failed woefully in this, yet they wonder why they’re not walking in the power and glory of the resurrected Christ. I have come to realize that if a believer obeys this command the Lord has given us, he would have to become a gentle and humble person by default. To be gentle means to be kind and tender. A harsh person is not gentle.

A person who is not truthful to himself cannot obey this commandment. Remember, those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Go into today remembering that the more you become like Christ, the more your life will be able to express His power and glory.

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