May 2, 2018
John 14:21-28 The Message (MSG)
Jesus left us with two commandment. He said all the other commands of Father God could be summed up this way: “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
We are to love the LORD—Christ who is the visible image of the invisible God—with all our hearts. That means we love him and obey him; in other words we keep his commandments of love. How blessed we are that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help and teach us to love the way God requires. You may feel that certain people are beyond your capability to love and that may be true. But they are not beyond God’s capability to love through you. We must allow God’s love to flow. Stay strong and stay committed to love the LORD and allow him to have his way of love in and through your life.