God's Filter

Monday, February 16, 2026

Good morning, Lord

Father in Heaven, I seek You first-the knowledge of Your kingdom and Your righteousness. Fill my consciousness constantly and complete Your joy in me as I take up my cross and follow...In Jesus' name…

Memory verse: Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)

“I remain confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

Verse of the day-1 John 3:11

11 “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”

Today’s reading: Leviticus 19-20 Matthew 27:51-66 

God’s Filter

In the book of Leviticus, chapter 19: 17&18, the Lord says not to hate your neighbor but to tell him when he is wrong; He says to love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 22:37-40

37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

Jesus had such a way in getting to the very heart of God's desire for us.

He said that we are to love God-to love our neighbor as ourselves-as we love ourselves. That goes a little further than 'do unto others as you would have them do to you'.

Love God.

Love your neighbor.

Love yourself.

That covers it all. The question is: Where are you-where am I- in carrying out these three things? Make these a matter of prayer every day.

How much in this world would be solved if we would first, love-before any judgment and reaction? What would happen if we used God's real love for a filter instead of our training and conditioning-if we gave people a chance?

It is not the benefit of the doubt...Jesus made it the benefit of the Blood-His blood on Calvary's cross. All were died for-all...

...because He loves us...

Father in Heaven,

Forgive me for not loving You as the scripture says.

Deepen my love for You. I confess that my love for You is not what it should be. Show me how to love myself the way You do so that I may love my neighbor the way I love myself.

Mighty God of boundless Love!

In the name of Jesus Christ

Amen