Monday Reading: Mark 12:28-34
Key Verse: Mark 12:30
30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." This is the first commandment.
Devotion:
How dedicated are you toward your goal? We may well ask ourselves and others this question throughout our lives to question people as to whether they are sincere in their work, life or beliefs. Our walk with Christ is no different from any other real goal that we should be aiming for insomuch as we should aim for our goal with vigour and not just as a fad. Being in a relationship with Christ is a commitment that we should never shy away from even when faced with adversity.
First we must recognise that there is only one God and that even though we see Him as three parts, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, we must also recognise Him as a single God. That is beyond our comprehension to explain that fully so we need to have faith in Christ’s words in order to move forward with Him. Christ reminds us, as He did the scribe here, that there is only one God and that we need to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. That in itself is a very high calling because we like to reserve such love for a single person – when we find such love we wish never to let it go or to lose it. That degree of love should be fully and wholly applied to our God!
Loving those around us should always come second and not first because our love for God should be above all. That is a lesson that I found hard to take but one that I never regretted once I had taken that step. Our relationships with others may falter or may never come to anything, but our relationship with Christ is above all. As long as we are willing to focus our love on Christ then He is willing to guide us, direct us and keep us with all His love and power. Focus on God. Love Him with all your heart and soul and He will keep you!
Points to Ponder:
What love do you have?
How much love do you have for Christ?
Key Verse: Mark 12:30
30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." This is the first commandment.
Devotion:
How dedicated are you toward your goal? We may well ask ourselves and others this question throughout our lives to question people as to whether they are sincere in their work, life or beliefs. Our walk with Christ is no different from any other real goal that we should be aiming for insomuch as we should aim for our goal with vigour and not just as a fad. Being in a relationship with Christ is a commitment that we should never shy away from even when faced with adversity.
First we must recognise that there is only one God and that even though we see Him as three parts, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, we must also recognise Him as a single God. That is beyond our comprehension to explain that fully so we need to have faith in Christ’s words in order to move forward with Him. Christ reminds us, as He did the scribe here, that there is only one God and that we need to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. That in itself is a very high calling because we like to reserve such love for a single person – when we find such love we wish never to let it go or to lose it. That degree of love should be fully and wholly applied to our God!
Loving those around us should always come second and not first because our love for God should be above all. That is a lesson that I found hard to take but one that I never regretted once I had taken that step. Our relationships with others may falter or may never come to anything, but our relationship with Christ is above all. As long as we are willing to focus our love on Christ then He is willing to guide us, direct us and keep us with all His love and power. Focus on God. Love Him with all your heart and soul and He will keep you!
Points to Ponder:
What love do you have?
How much love do you have for Christ?