God"s love

"Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?" Jesus replied, "`You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."

-- Matthew 22:36-38

Total love. That's what God wants. No more, no less. Total love. Total love is different than total obedience. While obedience is important,even sometimes necessary even when we don't understand why, it is notlove. Obedience can show love, but it can also show fear. If we loveGod, we will obey him. Total love is different than total knowledge.Knowledge is good. Knowledge can lead us to know more about God. But knowledge can never replace loving God. If we love God, we will be able to know him. Total love is not feeling good about God. Some things that love asks us to do are not fun and do not leave us feeling good. But love does help us develop deep feelings for God. Heart, soul, mind and strength. Jesus wants total love. Love from our emotions. Love from our spirits. Love from our knowledge. Love in our physical actions. Love that reaches in and combines all of who we are and hope to be. Love for God is eternal. It joins us to the King of Ages in joyful appreciation of all he has done for us, is doing through us, and will do for us in the future...

Here Jesus is also stating the first 3 of the 10 commandments. Those which God states we must keep His name holy, know Him as the one true God, and honor Him by keeping His sabbath.

PRAYER: Lord God Almighty, I reverence your holy name. I want to obey your every commandment. I want to become a loving servant and bring glory to you for all you have done for me. But most of all Father, I want you to know how much I love you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
God bless.

Shalom

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