Post by Brother Ben on Jun 17, 2006 6:19:21 GMT -5
Mat 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets
Heart love. Loving the Lord with all that moves your innermost man. Jeremiah warned us that the heart is deceitfully wicked. That is because the heart can by HIGHLY motivated by the flesh. But! It can be overcome and deep seated heart love can be our expression toward God. How?
Soul love. The Lord (I hope) saved your soul. You should just marvel in His salvation. Glory in it. Thank Him for it. Meditate on it. Revisit it. Praise Him for it. Remember when God, in His great love, reached down from Glory and snatched you from the fire, washed you in His dear Son's blood, adopted you as one of His own, and seated you in Glory. WHAT LOVE! Love Him with all your soul.
Mind love. Paul said: "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Rom. 12:1,2
I take this to mean love Him with the product of your mind. Your mind is of no use unless the Word of God which liveth and abideth forever is engrafted into your mental process. We are not just to know the word, we are to live the word. When our mind has been trasformed, we will see the way to live the Christian life.
These issues are to be attended to first and foremost because the THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in the Christian life, is your sweet, one-on-one, intiment, love of God. He is to be your number one love. Closeness to Him is of the utmost importance.
Then, you can practice...neighbor love. When I love the Lord with all my heart, and all my soul, and all my mind, I will love my neighbor enough to share Christ with him, and pray for him, meet his needs, and help him in the knowledge of God. I live my life in such a way that IT is a holy Bible. The word of God says, "Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:" II Cor. 3:2
May the Lord bless each and every one of you today as you seek His dear dear face.
Your friend and brother,
Ben
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets
Heart love. Loving the Lord with all that moves your innermost man. Jeremiah warned us that the heart is deceitfully wicked. That is because the heart can by HIGHLY motivated by the flesh. But! It can be overcome and deep seated heart love can be our expression toward God. How?
Soul love. The Lord (I hope) saved your soul. You should just marvel in His salvation. Glory in it. Thank Him for it. Meditate on it. Revisit it. Praise Him for it. Remember when God, in His great love, reached down from Glory and snatched you from the fire, washed you in His dear Son's blood, adopted you as one of His own, and seated you in Glory. WHAT LOVE! Love Him with all your soul.
Mind love. Paul said: "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Rom. 12:1,2
I take this to mean love Him with the product of your mind. Your mind is of no use unless the Word of God which liveth and abideth forever is engrafted into your mental process. We are not just to know the word, we are to live the word. When our mind has been trasformed, we will see the way to live the Christian life.
These issues are to be attended to first and foremost because the THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in the Christian life, is your sweet, one-on-one, intiment, love of God. He is to be your number one love. Closeness to Him is of the utmost importance.
Then, you can practice...neighbor love. When I love the Lord with all my heart, and all my soul, and all my mind, I will love my neighbor enough to share Christ with him, and pray for him, meet his needs, and help him in the knowledge of God. I live my life in such a way that IT is a holy Bible. The word of God says, "Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:" II Cor. 3:2
May the Lord bless each and every one of you today as you seek His dear dear face.
Your friend and brother,
Ben