“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.’” Matthew 22:37-29.
This was the response of Jesus when a scribe questioned Him as to which commandment was the greatest. The love Jesus had for His Father was all consuming, all encompassing and all surpassing in attitude, actions and thoughts. It was a love that fueled His walk on earth which was a walk of surrendered living and sacrificial dying.
We are commanded first and foremost to love this awesome Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit followed by the love we should have and show for each other. God loves us with the full measure of His heart and spirit without limits, conditions or expectations. His love for us is first and independent of our actions towards Him, everything else being secondary.
What we require and ask of God had better be what we are willing to give to others. If we are pleading for the great mercies from God, we must be prepared to be merciful to others. If we are seeking forgiveness from God, we had better open our hearts and forgive others. If we are praying that someone will love and accept us with complete love we must not be tempted in trying to change someone else but accept them for who they are, trusting that God will bring them around to His image.
Giving your all to others can be achieved by giving your all to God. Our love for others will not come back empty if we have accessed the primary love first, God’s love. We must settle the issue of love in our hearts. Love is not contingent upon how others love us but how we love the Lord.
If we are doing our part in loving Him completely we will receive precious love from others as it passes through the precious love of God.
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