Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV) Todays key verse from Matthew confirms the importance of this order. In this passage, an expert in the law asked Jesus the most important commandment. Jesus answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39). Jesus is clear on the order. The first command is to love the Lord with all our heart, soul and mind. Then we are to love others. God didnt intend for people to fill our hearts with love. In fact, they couldnt even if they tried! We arent equipped to do a job that big, as God never wants another to take His proper place. When we love God with all we have first, our love expands, multiplies even, and we have more love to give to others. And that love is healthy because our hearts needs are met by Him first. However, when we reverse Gods order and seek the love of others before God, our love source and its purity diminishes. Then love can become self-focused and unhealthy because our own God-designed needs arent met. God created a love gap in us only He can fill. When we try to love others out of our human love, we can run out of love. We begin looking to others instead of overflowing on others. Gods order is best. Get filled by Him first. Spill over to others after that.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:24:59 +0000
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