Brother James writes in chapter 2 verse 8, "If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well." The word royal means something that belongs to a king. For those who have embraced Jesus Christ as Lord, this royal law is something that not only belongs to a king, it is something that that should belong to every one of His children.

Paul in writing to the church at Rome said in Romans 13.8 "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loves another hath fulfilled the law." This law of love is the law of the kingdom of God. Paul writes to the church in Galatia that faith worketh by love (Gal 5.6). 1 Thessalonians 4.9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. This royal law is what blesses the heart of The Father.

Consider this beloved: who or what you love is going to determine how you live. Who or what you love is going to impact how you relate and interact with others, both inside and outside of the body of Christ. Who or what you love is going to impact how you steward your God given gifts and finances. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5.14 that the love of Christ constrained him to live he way that he lived. This royal law of love towards one another is the overflow of the love that Jesus Christ has for us.

In this “rubber meets the road” letter that we are studying, let us keep in mind that The Father is saying to each one of us is that the very key of what makes us a Christ centered, Spirit driven, disciple making, soul winning church is this royal law of loving one another as He loves us. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13.34,35. SELAH