There seem to be a lot of rules in this world. In school. On the road. Rules at work. Big ones. Medium ones. Even tiny, little almost insignificant ones. How is anybody supposed to keep up with them all? Would you like to know how to keep all the rules? Keep reading, and I’ll tell you.

The first thing you always need to remember when it comes to rules is that you can’t keep them all. But don’t feel bad. Neither can anyone else. Oh wait! One person did do it.

Do you know who knew how to keep all the rules?

Jesus.

When God sent His only Son, Jesus, to earth, He became a man and lived about 33 years here on Earth. The reason He did that was to complete and finish what God put in place. Since He was able to do that you only need to keep 2 rules now. Do you know what they are? The first is to love God. And when you know that Jesus is God, that should be easy to do. The second is to love others. And love them like you love yourself.

You can do that. Right?

Loving others like you love yourself means you don’t try to make them follow a bunch of rules. Instead, you show them you care about what happens to them. Loving others also means you tell them the truth about God. Some people won’t like it, and they’ll tell you to go away. But others will be so glad you shared.

Whatever you eat or drink, whatever you wear, whatever you do in life, be sure and thank God for the good things and for sending Jesus. Remember, He showed us what it takes to have eternal life. Then He let us all know we could have it, too, as a free gift from Him. That’s better than any old set of rules any day. And here’s a rhyme to help you remember”

All the rules don’t make you better.
In fact, they can wear you out.
Share God’s love with everybody.
Now, that’s what it’s all about.

Stay tuned,