Sometimes when you are deep in study of the details of a book, you need to mentally step back and remember the big picture. We just celebrated Easter. We celebrate the life, death, resurrection and ministry of Jesus. I put ministry at the end of that list for a reason. Jesus spent 40 days on Earth after the resurrection in constant ministry to his followers. He taught them how to really see and interpret the Scriptures and the meaning of his life.
Jesus ministry can be summed as the Shema “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might;” and what he added later as the sum of the rest of the commandments to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” He defined the latter commandment with the story of the good Samaritan.
Liz Straus writes a business blog called Successful and Outstanding Bloggers. She reflected on the celebration of Easter and the example of Jesus’ life, and asked, “How will you change the world by noticing someone else?” It’s a good question. As we live in the post-Easter time, we need to notice others in order to do good. Our first task is to love God. The second is to reveal that love through the things we do for others. And through that, you will be given life.
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