“A Gauge of Love”

Friday, May 10, 2019

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Deu. 6:5)

 Have any of you ever asked God “What do you want of me?”  Let’s take a look at this question together.  What is it that God really wants from us? We have a Bible filled with the Lords commands, kingdom principles, and specific instructions for godly living.  These descriptions can be daunting at times and challenging!  It’s a good thing that God has summarized His law in a single verse: each of us is to love God with all our hearts, all our soul, and all our might.  Amen!

 God wants far more that external conformity to His laws. Our Father and God seeks enthusiastic obedience as a response of love for Him, not obedience stemming from a sense of duty or obligation.  So, as God’s children, flee from anything that draws us away from loving our heavenly father. Beware if your heart is comfortable living in sin and remember that the closer you are to God; the more detestable evil will be. Put yourself in places where you can know God better, because to know Him is to love Him.

 When we know God, we realize that a love relationship with God truly is His desire for our life. Obedience to His law is a simple a gauge of our love.  However, obedience is not God’s only goal for us. He wants our heart, not some sense of obligatory submission. Our Lord wants us to enjoy our time with Him. He wants us to love Him.

 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. (1John 5:3)

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