How do I love?
Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul…”
Why is it so hard to love God? Daily, our best intentions and efforts prove we are incapable of obeying, serving and loving him. Yet the cycle of duty and disobedience does not have to leave us hopelessly discouraged. Where we fail, Jesus triumphed. Jesus fully loved God and others. Jesus loved his enemies more than his life. After his death and resurrection, he sent God’s Spirit to give new life to our broken hearts. Jesus’ love in us overflows to God and others (1 John 4: 7-21). In Jesus we do all that God says, serving with hearts of love and joy!
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul…”
Why is it so hard to love God? Daily, our best intentions and efforts prove we are incapable of obeying, serving and loving him. Yet the cycle of duty and disobedience does not have to leave us hopelessly discouraged. Where we fail, Jesus triumphed. Jesus fully loved God and others. Jesus loved his enemies more than his life. After his death and resurrection, he sent God’s Spirit to give new life to our broken hearts. Jesus’ love in us overflows to God and others (1 John 4: 7-21). In Jesus we do all that God says, serving with hearts of love and joy!
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