And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deu 6:5)
The call to love God is sandwiched between the declaration
of Unity of the God-head and our obedience. John declares the astounding truth
that God is love (1 John 4:8), and love cannot take place unless there is the Father,
Son and the Holy Spirit (1 John 5:7). Genuine love is not about the ability to
love one’s self, but considers others above self and yielding to the other.
To love God is beyond rational thinking, because God cannot
be comprehended by human thought nor can be concluded into a creed or form but
a matter of faith. To love God is beyond human emotional sentimentalism,
because the heart is deceitful above all things and subject to inconsistency;
it is not situational and wishy washy, but loving God despite….. To love God
with our strength is not just about demonstration lest love can be worked for
or bought; it is about Him working in and we work out with trembling and fear.
Emphasizing one over the other two will not suffice and may lead us astray.
If ye love me, keep my commandments. (John 14:15)
If obedience is not founded on love, it becomes legalism.
Obedience is not out of blind faith, but of the knowledge of the complete
truth; don’t test God (Matt 4:5-7). The
motivation for our obedience is out of love with reverence for our Father and
Holy God, for He is Love.
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