We read and meditate
on this statement from Christ and more than likely shake our heads. We know that we fall so far short of doing
this. We know it's possible; otherwise
God would not have given it for us to do.
We have to hang our heads in shame, because we just are not able to do
it as a way of life.
To love God with all of our heart, soul and
mind means that He is the sole purpose for why we live. It means that everything in our lives flow
from our devotion to God. He overshadows
our work, relationships, recreation, etc.
He is on our mind from the beginning of our day to its end. All that we do is to first honor and glory
Him. We may have moments when we can do
it, but as a way of life? I doubt that
any of us can honestly say we do it.
And then, to love
others as we love ourselves? How many of
us can honestly say we do that? I do
know some people who I really believe do, but most of the people I know
don't. We usually look out for ourselves
better than we do others. We are more
apt to sacrifice for ourselves than we are for others. We do seem to be better at this commandment
than we are the first one.
The thing of it is:
God is love and when we love Him first and most of all, we are then able to
love others as we should. Our priority
should always be to love the Lord. We
should always stay in touch with Him through His Word, prayer, and the
fellowship of other believers. We should
always remain open to Him and let Him have His way with us. We should always strive to know Him better
and seek to show our love and respect for Him in how we live and talk. It should be our passion to know Him better
and live for Him better. If we love Him,
we will want to please Him in all we do and say.
When we learn how to
love the Lord and live in His love, we will then naturally love others and
ourselves as we should.
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