A
reminder for today
"And
now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that
you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases Him, and love Him
and serve Him with all your heart and soul.” (Deuteronomy 10:12)
What does the LORD your God require of you?
Jesus summarized the entire law in basically two
sentences in Matthew 22: 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. A second is equally important: 'Love
your neighbour as yourself.' The entire law and all the demands of the
prophets are based on these two commandments."
Moses summarized it also in very much the same way. He also
said that you must love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and
soul. Let’s look at the meaning of the
word “love” – Love: An intense feeling of deep affection. To love the Lord your
God means to have an intense feeling of deep affection for Him and together
with that Moses said you must fear the Lord and this is out of respect for who
He is. Jesus said that you must love Him with all your heart and all your soul
and all your mind, meaning that there must be no space between you and God. God
must fill your very being.
My dear friend, God requires that you love Him and that
your heart, soul and mind belong to Him. This lifestyle is not an easy one and
one that requires hard work from within us. I believe that on our knees we will
truly find the meaning of loving God completely, and living a life like that
will bear fruit wherever you find yourself. This is the life we must desire.
I pray that you will live a life that reflects the true
meaning of love for God and that God will see your heart and bless you for your
dedication to Him, in Jesus name.
I leave you with this final thought from Romans 14: "'As surely as I live,' says the LORD, 'every
knee will bend to me, and every tongue will confess and give praise
to God.'"
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers
