And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5
Are you enthusiastic about knowing God? Are you passionate about following His commands and loving Him more than anyone else in your life? Our obedience to God's commands is a direct reflection of our deep love for Him. When we are devoted to Him whole heartedly we will do everything in our power to obey Him. We will spend time with Him and learn His commands. Our life will revolve around doing what is right and staying in tune with Him. God seeks this enthusiastic obedience from us! Because we love Him, our obedience should be overflowing and not just an obligation. God doesn't want our charity, He wants all of us, He wants our heart, our thoughts and our whole being! Before we can give Him this we need to know Him. As we get to know Him our love will pour out from us.
Sounds like what we ask of our spouse or someone we really love doesn't it? We expect their full attention and we want them to love us by really knowing us and showing that love through respect, obedience and choosing us over selfish desires. God desires this love relationship with us! He isn't concerned with what we do and what laws we hold, those are simply a gauge of our devotion to him. And we can relate because we too have a sense of how someone loves us by what he does or doesn't do for us.
So how are you doing? What does your gauge tell you about your love of God? Are you putting everything into knowing Him and loving Him? I challenge you to put yourself in a position to know Him better to day. Read your bible, talk to Him, seek Him and love Him with all of your heart, soul and strength.
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