Jesus said, "If you love me,
obey my commands"
Bible Rank: 50
We talked about this a few weeks ago in worship: If the greatest command is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind," how do we do that?
We mentioned several scripturally defined ways.
· We love God by worshiping him.
· We love God by serving him.
· We love God by loving what he loves.
· And we love God by hating what he hates (which is what it specifically says in Psalm 97:10, "Let those who love the Lord hate evil.")
Today's verse adds another key component ...
We love God by obeying his commands.
Obedience reveals trust. And submission. It's a practical acknowledgement that we agree that his ways are higher than our ways. Obedience to God is taking ourselves off the throne in our own heart, and allowing God to be the ruler of our lives.
In Christ's Love,
a guy who views God
as generous, not burdensome --
"For this is the love of God, that
we keep His commandments;
and His commandments
are not burdensome."
1 John 5:3
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