Am I Repeating Myself?

Often times, usually when I am sitting in a Bible study or trying to figure out what to write in tomorrow’s blog, I feel like a broken record. I find myself repeating the same things over and over again. I begin to wonder if I have anything of worth to say.

And then I remember; I don’t. There is nothing that comes from me that would do anyone any good. Fortunately, I don’t have to come up with new stuff. God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. (2 Peter 1:3, my life verse, remember?)

I find myself repeating myself, saying the same thing over and over, because the Bible repeats itself. Jesus summed up the Old Testament law, as well as what would be written as a guideline for the New Testament church, when he told us what the most important commandment is:

The most important one, answered Jesus, is this: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these. Mark 12:29-31

If we love God, we won’t break any of the commandments. We will reflect his nature. If we love each other, we will live the gospel every day to a watching world. Perhaps the reason I feel like I repeat myself is because I need to remember. Maybe I feel like I don’t have anything to say because Jesus already said it, and lived it, and lives it still.

Love. Love well. Encourage each other to love. Never grow tired of loving. It’s the least we can do. It’s also the most.