(S)cripture-
Mark 12:30: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."
(O)bservation-
The Jewish rabbis of Jesus time had some 613 individual rules and statutes of their law and they tried to break them down into really important ones and those that were lesser. When a Jewish teacher of the law asked Jesus which of all the commandments was the greatest, this is how He answered. We are not only to love God but to love Him with absolutely everything we have - a full commitment in love to Him. This full commitment of love involves our inner selves - heart, soul, and mind - as well as our strength, which is not only our inner resolve to want to love Him but also our physical strength to love Him by our acts of service for His Kingdom in accordance with His will.
(A)pplication-
I love the Lord our God - for me there is no other choice that I would want to make. God created us and everything we see, and even though mankind has sinned so greatly and turned their backs on Him, He still loved us enough to send His Son to save us. Jesus gives us this greatest command - the most important thing we are supposed to do - and this is the top priority and focus of my life.
(P)rayer-
Father, thank You for Your abounding and limitless love for us. I am truly blessed that You are my God and that I am created in Your image, as a being also capable of love. Help me in my walk every day to grow deeper in my love for You. I give You everything and please lead me and give me the strength to serve You in my calling. Lord God, I love You with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Amen.
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