God has surely revealed his will in various ways in the past. Look at the picture of salvation he gives us in Zechariah 3. Like the high priest Joshua we stand before the Lord in filthy clothes. The battle with sin is a terrible battle, one which is destructive of life and property. We will not and cannot clean ourselves up. God in his mercy cleanses all who believe on him. He has taken away the old garments of human effort and placed on us righteousness, our new garment. It is not of ourselves.
Likewise we see in Romans that this salvation we receive came through Jesus, who bore sin on our behalf. How then should we love our neighbor? Did Jesus prefer us to himself? No doubt. We are to love our neighbor the same way, dealing wih that person's weaknesses, bringing the message of liberty, deliverance in Christ, the "new clothes" that the Lord puts on us as he did on the high priest in Zechariah.
Salvation is of the Lord! May he reveal it to people through us this day.
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