95 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.”
Deuteronomy 6:5
This Scripture is also found in Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27. It is the complete summary of the first tablet of the ten commandments and reflects our devotion to the Lord and our Love and trust in Him. There are some who say we are not under law but under grace and so the commandments are out of date, but Jesus did not teach this. We show our love for God by our obedience to His commands, and we see this in 1 John also.
“God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word.”
1 John 2:5
Love for God is not religious feelings or settled dispositions but in the obedience to God’s commandments and a regard for what He says. It is the desire and ability to fly to the Lord in times of weakness and trouble and to find in His precious promises a refuge for our soul. We must earnestly seek Him. Even when our emotions do not cooperate with our desire to have His comfort, we overcome by the spilt blood and the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit.
Let us be devoted to the Lord our God and seek His good pleasure and blessing. Let us make sure we are comforted by the right things and not selfish human activities.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4
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