Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
(Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV))
The Lord is good. He has loved us from before we existed. He does not wish for any to perish. Can we, who are made in His image, do any less than love as He has loved us? Jesus has left instructions to that end.
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: `Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: `Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” (Mark 12:29-33)
The man fully understood what Jesus was saying. It is better to follow the intent of the law instead of the letter of the law.
What is your intent?
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