Showing posts with label "Love God". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Love God". Show all posts

Tuesday 3 April 2018

Love God

Love God
In the book of Deuteronomy we read,
“Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
 with all your soul, and with all your strength.
And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.
You shall teach them diligently to your children, 
and shall talk to them when you sit in hour house, 
when you walk by the way, 
when you lie down, 
and when you rise up
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, 
and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
                                                                                     Deuteronomy 6:4-9 
Here in Deuteronomy we are told the most important thing in a believers heart should be. Jesus when asked,
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40.
As believer in God. As believers in Christ Jesus we need to put God first in our lives. Not only that we need to teach them to our children not only in word but in deed.
When I was growing up there was an old saying that some of my extended family use to say. They’d say, “Do what I say. Not what I do”. Believers in Christ Jesus must not say or practice such a thing.
In order to show our children and the world around us the importance of God. God should come first in our lives. We need to tell our children about our faith in word and in deed.
Francis of Assisi wrote,
“The deeds you do 
may be the only sermon some persons will hear today” 
                                                                   Francis of Assisi.
Francis also said,
“Preach the Gospel at all times 
and when necessary use words.”
                                Francis of Assisi

If you claim to be a believer in God. A believer in Christ Jesus are you doing this?
Please think about it.