Feb
29
Our Love for God
February 29, 2008 |
We men love a lot of things - cars, sports teams, supermodels, our jobs and hopefully, our wives and children.
But, how well do we love God? How deep is our devotion to him? Where in our lives do we place him?
In today’s gospel, Christ is asked about the greatest of the commandments. In response, he quotes a passage from Deuteronomy spoken by Moses and instructs us that:
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
Love doesn’t get any deeper than this - all of our heart - all of our soul - all of our mind - all of our strength. What’s left to offer?
The point in this teaching is that God needs to be the center and focus of our lives. Nothing else can take priority. And we will show how much we love him by our actions on a day-by-day basis. Every choice we make is a reflection of the level of our love for God.
So, let’s ask ourselves - do we love God with all of our heart, soul, mind & strength? Do we love him with some of all of heart, soul, mind & strength? Or do we love him with none of it - and by doing so, show that we really don’t love him at all.
Love can be a difficult concept to grasp for us guys. But, we have to able to grasp the level of our love for God. Our life on earth and our eternal life depend upon it.
