June 26 2026 … They’re ALL Neighbors

June 26 2026 … They’re ALL Neighbors 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...     and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Josh Wilson  singing … Who’s My Neighbor … And God’s answer is ,,, EVERYONE!  .  

They're ALL my neighbors ... 

 

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Highlight Passage: … Luke 10:29  [NLT]

…  29 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 

… A Jewish lawyer challenged Jesus with a question, trying to justify himself.

Highlight Passage: … Luke 10:25-37 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus is challenged by a Jewish lawyer asking Him, “Who is my neighbor;” … to which Jesus relates the parable of the Good Samaritan.         

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Reference Passage: …  Matthew 7:12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …            

…  Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, relates God’s “Golden Rule” showing that EVERYONE should treat others they way each of us desires that we be treated.

Reference Passage: … Romans 3:23  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches truth that we’re ALL the same to God and to each other … i.e., …  SINNERS!

Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul also shows fellow Christians that the whole Law of God is wrapped up in treating EVERYONE as our neighbors.

<b><u>Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians that we’re ALL subject to and saved by God’s grace and not by the works we do.

Reference Passage: … James 2:14-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

… Jesus’s brother, James, teaches fellow Christians that when we see anyone in need, if we do nothing to help that one, we are condemned by God.

Reference Passage: … 1John 4:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John shows anyone who claims to love God but does nothing to show love to those in need is a “liar.”

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Alyson Kieda …  USE THIS LINK      related a story of a woman collapsing on a very hot day onto the pavement and how many passers by worked together … to call 911 and place coats/clothes under the woman.  Others did all they could to comfort the woman, … one held an umbrella over her to shade the woman from the sun, … all of the people staying there until paramedics arrived … all of them unknown to the woman.

The ODB entry today illustrates what Jesus taught to a skeptical lawyer who challenged Jesus by asking “Who is my neighbor?”  And Jesus, In the Highlight passage, answered by relating a parable of what we know of as the “Good Samaritan.”  And the ODB scenario challenges us all to ask … WHO are the “Neighbors” in our lives?  And I pray we ALL would answer, “EVERYONE,” just as the linked song sings for us today.   Are you with me?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for showing me that EVERYONE is my neighbor.  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for showing us with Your life and death on the cross that EVERYONE of us is Your neighbor. … Amen

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