by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh<\/em>” (Leviticus 19:18).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Leviticus 19 is one of the richest chapters in the book. It covers honesty, generosity, justice, compassion, and integrity. And right in the middle is this command that Jesus later highlighted: love your neighbor as yourself.<\/p>\n
This isn’t sentimental love, it’s practical. It looks like fairness, patience, forgiveness, generosity, respect, and so much more. It’s treating people the way you’d want to be treated if you were in their shoes.<\/p>\n
God ties this command to His identity: “I am Yahweh<\/em>.” In other words, love your neighbor because you belong to Me, because My character shapes your character.<\/p>\n
We all have opportunities to live this out daily. A kind word. A patient response. A willingness to listen. A choice to forgive. A word about God’s offer of forgiveness. These small acts reflect God’s heart.<\/p>\n
Today, ask God to show you one person who needs your neighbor-love, then act on it. That shows you’re His.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores “You shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am Yahweh” (Leviticus 19:18). Leviticus 19 is one of the richest chapters in the book. It covers honesty, generosity, justice, compassion, and integrity. And right in the middle is this command that Jesus later highlighted: love your neighbor as yourself. This isn’t sentimental love,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[65],"class_list":["post-95952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-love"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":91596,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/love-your-neighbor-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":95952,"position":0},"title":"Love Your Neighbor (Moyer)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer Jesus taught that the two greatest commandments are first, to love God with all the heart, soul, strength, and might, and second, to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:36-40). 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