Love is freely poured out on stuff and things, people and places, and the primary focus of all that love, is self.
Frequently the love meter is measuring not what we love, but what loving does for us...love ice cream to satisfy the sweet tooth!! You see where this is going.
We seem to have this love thing figured out, don't we...at least in terms of love that meets a need in ourselves.
Jesus turns our focus in a different direction when He responds to question meant to trip him up...after all, aren't all the commandments most important?
Jesus gave the perfect answer and I wonder what the one who received the answer did with it. Loving to meet our own needs is easy...but to set aside self and focus love on God, now that is a radical command.
How will you apply these words in your life today?
Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. (Matthew 22:37-38 NKJV)
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