Friday January 19th, 2024
« Jesus replied, ”You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind” »
35 One of them, an expert in Moses’ Teachings, tested Jesus by asking,
36 “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in Moses’ Teachings?”
37 Jesus answered him, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38 This is the greatest and most important commandment.
God wants you to be totally His.
The Lord says in Exodus 20:3 NKJV
« You shall have no other gods before Me »
There should be nothing standing between you and God.
You shouldn’t also allow anyone, or anything take His place in your life.
God must be your all in all.
Beloved, you cannot claim to truly love God with all your heart, soul, and mind if anyone or anything is more important than Him in your life.
Jesus Christ described our memory verse today as the “first and great commandment” (Matthew 22:38).
It would hence amount to disobedience if you do not fulfil this commandment and every transgression of God’s commandment is sin (1 John 3:4).
This then means that loving God with all our heart, soul and mind is not optional but compulsory for all His children.
You must therefore not set your heart on material things of this life if you would please God.
The bible says in 1 Timothy 6:9-10
« 9 But people who want to get rich keep falling into temptation. They are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires which drown them in destruction and ruin. 10 Certainly, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people who have set their hearts on getting rich have wandered away from the Christian faith and have caused themselves a lot of grief. »
The Lord Jesus Christ further said in Matthew 6:24 NKJV
« No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon »
Acknowledge the supremacy and excellency of the Almighty God- the Lord of the heavens and the earth at all times and in all you do.
Beloved, God desires that you should set your heart, soul and mind on Him alone.
This is the only way to be truly godly and to serve Him acceptably.
Every form of worldliness will eventually produce sin, therefore, godliness and commitment must become your watchword (1 Timothy 6:6).
May your service be acceptable to Him from today in Jesus’ name.
Application – Determine TO LOVE God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind from today
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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