"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Our love for God is the heart of our worship. We can be involved in many aspects of Christian ministry and service, and yet, not have a strong feeling of love for God. As there is in this world, selfishness can dominate our motivation for doing a lot of things in the name of Christian service. And it is clear in our lack of interest in praying, reading the Bible, studying the Bible with others, witnessing concerning our faith, and attending church services, that our love for God is just not there.
Can we say that God worships us? His love for us is so sincere, and so deep. If the giving of His only Son, to die on a cruel, humiliating, agonizing cross for our sins, is not demonstration enough of His love and devotion to us, I don't know what is.
In loving God, and worshiping Him, we need to remember that
1) It is not just a Sunday affair, but it is an every moment of our life affair. 2) It is not the attitude of what we will get by loving God, but of what we can give to Him. The Apostle Paul says that our life is to be
"a living sacrifice" (Romans 12:1). The giving of all that we are, and all that we have, to Him, and for Him. 3) Loving God affects every aspect of our lives. Our Christian growth, our relationships, our work, and service, and much more.
In our Christian walk, loving God, is not the end result of our Christian endeavor; but the main foundation, that affects all that we will become, and all that we will accomplish,on our Christian journey.
I ask you today: Do you love God?
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