ONE THING: What's Love Got To Do With It?

³⁶ “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

³⁷ Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  ⁴⁰ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”  Matt. 22:36-40

We love a lot of things....BBQ, Movies, Books, I-(whatevers pads, phones, etc), wine, pizza, vacations....and the list goes on and on......but what about GOD, or PEOPLE?  ( I hear some of you saying....well.......some people get on my nerves...etc.)

With us only being 7 days now, into this year of 2013, what will we do with the remainder of the days of this year?  Some of us will have this full year, some will have half of this year, some may not even have the end of this week, and with the certainty that WE WILL ALL DIE, how will we live out TODAY?

No seriously, that's what we have...right now....today?  Working out at the gym....that's good.    Changing how you eat......that's pretty good.   Quitting smoking or drinking today....is great.   Managing your finances better is good too, especially with the fiscal cliff stuff........but does any of that get the attention of God.   Will any of that matter when you breathe you last breath, and take your next in eternity?   Probably not, so with a variety of allotted time remaining....how should we purpose our lives?  I believe this gentlemen (Pharisee) was INTENTIONAL in approaching JESUS and asking what REALLY WAS IMPORTANT, WHICH COMMANDMENT was in the center of the BULLS EYE, and JESUS doesn't waste time delivering direction for this student of the law.    "LOVE GOD" with everything, and if you wanna follow that up......"LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (people) like yourself."

There are a lot of things you purpose your heart to do this year, but only these TWO will matter when your life ends.   I spent the last couple of years attempting to share in my blogs what has and is being impressed upon my heart, and if you don't remember my blog from yesterday, or last week, or 1-1-12, here's what I want to impress each time.............

LGLP,(LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE) continue to LOVE GOD with EVERYTHING and HE WILL FILL YOU WITH HIS SPIRIT that will then, and only then, EMPOWER YOU TO LOVE (all) PEOPLE!   Not just people that look like you, or vote how you vote, or live where you live, or believe what you believe, but your HEART WILL BREAK for ALL PEOPLE in such away that the compassion of GOD will cause you to LONG to SHARE HIS LOVE with EVERY PERSON you meet! NOT TRY to CHANGE THEM (make them believe as you believe).....HIS LOVE will do that....all you have to do is LOVE THEM.   LGLP