What makes a good neighbor?

Who is your best neighbor and friend? Is it the person who helped you fix a flat tire on your car? Is it the neighbor who has picked up your mail and watched over your home for you while you were on vacation? I would say that in both instances the neighbors in both of these examples have proven themselves to be good neighbors. Neighbors who have treated you with kindness, love, and compassion.

As Christians, we know who has been our best neighbor and friend. Jesus knew that we were on the road to eternal death in hell. He knew that there was nothing that we could do to change our eternal lot on our own, so he did for us what only he could do. He took our sins with him to the cross and in exchange gave us the gift of eternal life. 

Jesus then says to us, “Go and do likewise.” He implores us to be merciful to others as he has been merciful to us. Motivated by the love that He has shown us, let us show His love to all people. 

Amen

Prof. Glisper