1 Peter 1:22-25

1 Peter 1:22-25
English Standard Version (ESV)

  I'd be a little nervous to live just below a dam -- if water overflowed from the dam, it would surely go beyond the banks of the river and inundate my house.  It would be a powerful outflow that would greatly change my life.
  In the same way, how we treat one another is out of the overflow of our hearts.  If we allow the love of God to shape our hearts, treasuring the unconditional love and grace and mercy of God and meditating on his law and love, that will overflow out of our hearts and change the way we treat everyone.  The more time we spend with God and his Word, the more challenged we will be to love and serve our neighbors.