Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. Matthew 23:37-38
Our relationship with God is the most important relationship to have than any other relationship.
Can you describe your relationship with God by saying that you love him with your whole heart, mind, and soul?
Look up Deut. 6:4-5
Mark 12: 30
Wow mention in each testament
Let’s look at these verses that talk about a love relationship:
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
John 3:16
Romans 8:35, 37, 39
John 14:21
1 John 3:16
1 John 4:9-10,19
Focus on the word love
Who is your ‘life’?
How has God demonstrated His love for you?
How can we show our love for him?
Who loved first – us or God?
Let’s read Matt. 6:31-33
Matt 6:24
Deuteronomy 6:10-15
Who are you serving?
What questions come to your mind over these verses? Write them down and search for answers.
Philippians 3:4-14
What influenced Paul?
How did he value these things?
What did Paul do to prepare for his future?
How can you relate to any of these?
Look up and read the following: Genesis 3:20-21; Genesis 16:1-13; Mark 6:7-13; Acts 12:1-17; Revelations 1:9-20
What is your relationship with God like? Is it where you like it to be or could you go deeper?
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your great love. Thank you for loving us unconditionally and loving us right where we are. I pray that each of us will not be content with where we are at and will want to grow our relationship with you deeper. I pray that we will listen to you and hear from you. I pray that we will see the great things you do in our lives. I pray that will not put limits on you but trust you in all areas of our lives.
In Jesus Name
Amen
