I love reading the Psalms. As King David leads us in worship, he often speaks of blessing the Lord at all times, or of worshiping with all his heart. Jesus picks up that theme, originally found in Deuteronomy 6: 5, and today He is asking us, “Do you love Me with all your heart? All your mind? All your strength? Or, do other things elbow in between us? Does your love of sports, or of politics, or of voicing your opinion, or of chocolate or coffee or beer, or looking nice, or of being comfortable...how many of those things would finish first in a footrace against your love for Me?"
What would it mean if you, your family, and the people you sat next to in church—what would it mean if you all loved the Lord with ALL your heart and strength and mind and soul and courage? How would that love overflow onto your friends and other family, your neighbors and co-workers and classmates? Stop and think this over for a minute!
Prayer: Lord, I confess, I have not loved you with all my heart and soul and mind and strength; I need Your forgiveness and Your help. Fill me up once more with the power of Your Spirit, that I might love You (and my neighbor) wholeheartedly! Amen.
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