15/01/2026
Do you understand the true meaning of this instruction from JESUS?
When He tells you to love your neighbour as you love yourself, He is not just saying you must go out there and love your neighbour the same way that you love yourself. He is inviting you to understand how good it is for your neighbour when they find you in the process of channelling love towards yourself.
When you love yourself enough, you want to treat yourself well. That means you wouldn’t want to accommodate grudges, or anger in your heart. You wouldn’t want to end up in jail, so you would make sure to not cause harm to others.
Showing love to yourself will preserve you in a state where you become an experience that your neighbours would enjoy being around; and that’s how you end up loving them as you channel love towards yourself.