We often talk about God’s love for us but sometimes I wonder just how much we love God. Are we telling Him daily how much we love Him? Before I get off the phone with my husband or my children I always say, “I love you”. Even if we are frustrated with each other, we say, “I love you”. Daily the Lord displays His love for us but often times we don’t recognize it and we don’t return the comment with an “I love you too”. The very first commandments speak of how we need to conduct ourselves before our Maker, Deuteronomy 5 and in Deuteronomy 6:5 we are told, “Love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength.” In today’s society I hear more of how God’s love for us is so important. Some think that if there is a loving God why is there calamity. I say, if we love God, why do we question His actions? God is good all the time and all the time God is Good. He loves us, yes, He demonstrated that on the cross but how do we demonstrate our love towards Him, that is the questions for today.
We can show our love for Him in many ways.
1) We can tell Him daily in prayer. When we pray we can let Him know how much we love Him and we will understand more clearly how much He loves us.
a. Ephesians 3:16-19 “”I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, (17) so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, (18) may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
2) We can keep His commandments.
a. Matthew 5:19 “Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
b. Deuteronomy 6: 6 “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. (7) Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (8) Time them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. (9) Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”
3) We need to welcome and invite those labeled as the “least” in our society to sit with us and learn about our Awesome God.
a. Luke 6:48 “Then He said, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.’”
b. Matthew 12: 34-40 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blesses by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. (35) For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, (36) I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. (37) Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? (38) When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? (39) When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ (40) “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me’”
4) We can show our love to Him by sincerely loving others.
a. John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (35) By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
b. Romans 12:9-10 “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. (10)Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
5) We can show our love for Him by obeying His teachings.
a. John 14:23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them and we will come to them and make our home with them.
As we seek Him and find Him, may we be careful to tell Him and show Him by our actions just how much we love Him.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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