Love The Lord

The Bible says “Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.” 1 John 2:7 (KJV)

John is telling his readers the doctrine he is expressing is not new. Indeed it is a manifestation of commandments given in Deuteronomy 6:4-7 (KJV) “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

The problem comes when we do not follow the Holy Spirit’s instructions. We are to love the Lord with all of our being, not just treating Him like a fire extinguisher when we get in a mess. Not only are we to love Him but we are to instruct our children to do the same. Again, this isn’t just a Sunday Morning lesson. It is a living example to putting and keeping the Lord first in our lives at all times. We instruct best by example.

Let’s encourage one another to love, live, and laud our Lord! He alone is worthy of all our praise, honor and glory!
Daily Chronological Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 1-4