A New Commandment

Paul says, “Love is the fulfilling of the law.” Did you ever think what he meant by that? In those days men were working their passage to heaven by keeping the Ten Commandments and the hundred and one other commandments which they had manufactured out of them. Christ said, “I will show you a more simple way. If you do one thing, you will do these hundred and ten things, without even thinking about them. If you love, you will unconsciously fulfil the whole law.” And you can readily see for yourselves how that must be so. Take any of the commandments. “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” If a man love God, you will not require to tell him that. Love is the fulfilling of that law. “Take not His name in vain.” Would He ever dream of taking His name in vain if he loved Him? Love would fulfil these laws. It is the rule for fulfilling all rules, the new commandment for keeping all the old commandments, Christ's one secret of the Christian life.

Henry Drummond

We should serve in newness of spirit, 

and not in the oldness of the letter.

taken from, A Daily Message from Many Minds

I Then Shall Live

I then shall live as one who's been forgiven.

I'll walk with joy to know my debts are paid.

I know my name is clear before my Father; 

I am His child and I am not afraid.

So, greatly pardoned, I'll forgive my brother;

The law of love I gladly will obey.

I then shall live as one who's learned compassion.

I've been so loved, that I'll risk loving too.

I know how fear builds walls instead of bridges;

I'll dare to see another's point of view.

And when relationships demand commitment,

Then I'll be there to care and follow through.

Your Kingdom come around and through and in me;

Your power and glory, let them shine through me.

Your Hallowed Name, O may I bear with honour,

And may Your living Kingdom come in me.

The Bread of Life, O may I share with honour,

And may You feed a hungry world through me.