Whom Should We Love?
God. We should love God.
Matthew 12:30 says, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”
God so loved us that “he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (See John 3:16) Now we can love God “because he first loved us.” (See I John 4:19) If God “spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all…” should we not then love Him? Through Jesus Christ, God has freely given us all things. (See Romans 8:32) Can we not then give Him our love and devotion with every part of our being -- with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and with all our strength?
God, please help me remember how much You love me. Help me to then delight in loving You!