A Reflection On Loving God

When I need to rekindle my devotion to God

Many have observed that if the greatest commandment is to love God with all of one’s heart, soul, mind, and strength, then the greatest sin of all is to fail at this commandment. But who among us has kept it for even a few minutes? The one thing we were created for—a deep, abiding, consuming love for God—eludes us while we busy ourselves with avoiding greed, pride, lust, anger, impatience, and a host of other sinful traits. We spend our energy fighting symptoms when the ultimate source of our sickness is a loveless heart toward God.

True discipleship is an outgrowth of love for Him. After years of trying to follow in Jesus’ steps, we may discover that He values our affections even more than our works, for only out of the former do the latter flow. To have our love for Him revived is to experience ultimate joy. Ask God to kindle in your heart an abiding love for Him.

You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.

Mark 12:30