Today the word love can be applied to an array of emotions from being fond of someone to being in a committed relationship. It's not unusual for a person to love their home, their pet, or their truck. Jesus was asked by an expert on the commandments what he had to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asked him, "What is written in the law?”
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, your soul, your strength and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself." Jesus replied, "You've answered correctly. Do this and you will live." Did you notice how God's word listed four separate ways to love him?
God never requires the impossible, but this is difficult for most of us. Still, it’s within reach through faith in Christ Jesus by giving him, without reservation and without hesitation, your complete devotion from the depths of your entire being. Although this is a lifetime endeavor, the blessings for such a commitment overshadow the sacrifice.
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Jesus replied, “The one who obeys me is the one who
loves me; and because he loves me, my Father will love him; and I will too, and
I will reveal myself to him.”
~John 14:21 The Living Bible
My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes
from God, and when we have love for each other, it shows that we have been
given new life. We are now God’s children, and we know him…Real love isn’t our
love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by
which our sins are forgiven.
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