“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[e] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
The greatest commandment. Let’s go! We got this right. It seems pretty simple: Love God! How am I doing, though? How are you? I love Him, but do I truly believe, think, act, trust, and follow?
Let’s break it down a little and chew on it.
Love = Love with all my heart. I think of things I love. My wife, kids, family. Those whom I felt I needed to lay my life on the line for. Do anything for the person. John 15:13 2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
Soul = my consciousness, desires, and emotions. Are my thoughts thinking about His promises? Do my desires of Him wake me up, keep me engaged, and allow me to lie down at night with a peace that only He can provide? Psalm 62:1 Jeremiah 29:13
1 Truly, my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Mind = Where do my brain and thoughts go throughout the day? How do I remain inspired as the world attempts to pull us in different directions? Can I remain less distracted?
“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Psalm 139:23-24
Strength = Hah! What I have left, can I give it to Him? When the body wants to shut down or not get out of bed, can I keep myself going to praise Him another day? Raise our arms as we praise, dropping to my knees as I pray. With whatever we have, can we give it all for His glory?
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
The greatest commandment. How can we all grow more obedient today? This year? Till He returns or He calls us home?