Jesus teaches us how we are to relate to God. He, also, teaches us how we are to relate to one another. Our relationship with God shapes our relationship with others. We, who love God, are to show our love for God in our love for others (chapter 18). Our relationship with God, also, shapes our attitude toward things. Love for God must come first, if we are not to be swallowed up by the things of this world (chapter 19). The whole of our life is to be grounded in the grace of God and shaped by the grace of God. This grace comes to us through the death and resurrection of Christ. It is this grace which will lead us on to the glory of heaven. We can only understand these things when our spiritual blindness has been removed by the Lord (chapter 20).
God's Word is "a lamp to our feet and a light to our path." He has "wondrous things" to teach us as we pray "Open my eyes that I may see" (Psalm 119:105, 18, 11). "May God's blessing surround you each day, as you trust Him and walk in His way. May His presence within guard and keep you from sin, go in peace, go in joy, go in love." "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your Name give glory, because of Your mercy and Your truth" (Psalm 115:1).
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