Jesus taught us how to love God and one another. It was the most important focus of his teaching, which is why it’s the most important thing for us to focus on as well. 

God’s priorities have not changed from the beginning of time. Eve was created for Adam so they could love one another. But they sinned when they loved themselves and each other more than they loved God. Every sin known to man is rooted in the original sin, which is why the goal of pleasing God should be our highest aim.

The easiest way to please God can be summed up in the words “love God and love one another.” Those words are the theme of Scripture and should be the theme of our lives as his children.

If we truly want to please God with our lives, we need only examine the ways we have chosen to dwell in his love and share that love with others. Evangelism isn’t as complicated as we tend to make it. What is complicated is the work it takes to live with the simplified priorities of Christ.

God’s priority has been clear “from the beginning.” We are called to love one another. If we love others:

We will teach people that there is one Creator God and they can know him.

—We will tell them they are greatly and powerfully loved by their Creator and show them his love through ours.

—We will teach them God’s words of truth rather than encouraging them to live with the opinions of the world.

—We will want the best for their lives now, understanding that the best has an impact on their lives eternal.

Wisdom is pleasing God, and he has called us to love one another as Jesus has loved us. That has been his call from the beginning, and it always will be. We will please God when we share his goals.