Loving God With ALL

 Scripture:

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭12‬:‭30‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

When Jesus was asked the question, “Which is the most important commandment?” His response was powerful. He said to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Loving God with ALL we are is Christ’s first and most important commandment. In this passage I hear the word ALL four times. I think He is trying to let us know that God wants ALL of us.

Application:

God doesn’t want a people who are partially loving Him. He doesn’t ask for a people who are 99% following Him. He asks for ALL. He wants us to love Him above every other thing in our lives. I want to serve the Lord in this way. I long to walk with Him in this level of love and commitment. I never want my love for God to grow cold. I want to serve Him well all the days of my life.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty, I don’t want to be halfhearted. I don’t want to partially in love with You. I want to love You with ALL my heart, ALL my soul, ALL my mind, and ALL my strength. I want to walk a fully committed life before You. Teach me to love You more each day and guide me into Your will for my life, my family, and my world.

Forever Yours,

Jeff