"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." Deut. 6:5
Do I love Jesus more than sleep?
Do I spend time with him each morning?
Do I love Jesus more than TV?
Do I spend time with him at night?
Do I love Jesus more than money?
Do I give generously?
Do I love Jesus more than control?
Have I surrendered the outcome of
my life to him?
Do I love Jesus more than my reputation?
Do I sin in protecting myself?
Do I love Jesus more than my plans?
Do I get angry when he changes them?
Showing posts with label Loving God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loving God. Show all posts
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Annie's Song
John Denver wrote Annie's Song to his wife I believe. It's a beautiful song. I was thinking yesterday that it is a great song to be sung to God.
You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime,
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert,
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses,
Come fill me again.
Come let me love you,
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter,
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you,
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you,
Come love me again.
You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime,
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert,
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses,
Come fill me again.
Come let me love you,
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter,
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you,
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you,
Come love me again.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Love God....
Jesus said, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind..." Luke 10:27.
Wow, what does loving God with that passion look like?
The first four commandments give us some insight.
-You shall have no other gods before him (God).
-Do not make an idol out of anything. Worship no one or no thing but God.
-Do not misuse God's name.
-Remember the sabbath and keep it holy.
All from Exodus chapter 20.
Jesus and the New Testament scripture give us more insight on what loving God looks like in the following verses.
-"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me ..."(words of Jesus; John 14:21).
-This is love for God: to obey his commands (1 John 5:3).
-"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me... "(words of Jesus; Matthew 10:37).
-For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15).
So, we are called to be obedient to all the commands of Christ, to put God above all things (even our families) and to live for Him (not for ourselves).
Wow, what does loving God with that passion look like?
The first four commandments give us some insight.
-You shall have no other gods before him (God).
-Do not make an idol out of anything. Worship no one or no thing but God.
-Do not misuse God's name.
-Remember the sabbath and keep it holy.
All from Exodus chapter 20.
Jesus and the New Testament scripture give us more insight on what loving God looks like in the following verses.
-"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me ..."(words of Jesus; John 14:21).
-This is love for God: to obey his commands (1 John 5:3).
-"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me... "(words of Jesus; Matthew 10:37).
-For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15).
So, we are called to be obedient to all the commands of Christ, to put God above all things (even our families) and to live for Him (not for ourselves).
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