ODB: A Matter Of Love
February 14, 2015
READ: Mark 12:28-34
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. —Deuteronomy 6:5
“Where intellect and emotion clash, the heart often has the greater wisdom” wrote the authors of A General Theory of Love. In the past, they say, people believed that the mind should rule the heart, but science has now discovered the opposite to be true. “Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on whom we love.”
Those familiar with Scripture recognize this as an ancient truth, not a new discovery. The most important commandment God gave to His people gives the heart the prominent place. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength” (Deut. 6:5). Not until the gospels of Mark and Luke do we learn that Jesus added the word mind (Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27). So, what scientists are just now discovering, the Bible taught all along.
Those of us who follow Christ also know the importance of whom we love. When we obey the greatest commandment and make God the object of our love, we can be assured of having a purpose that transcends anything we could imagine or our strength could achieve. When our desire for God dominates our hearts, our minds will stay focused on ways to serve Him, and our actions will further His kingdom on earth and in heaven.
— Julie Ackerman Link
heart. As You taught Your disciples to pray,
so too we ask You to teach us how to love.
Guide us today.
Count as lost each day you have not used in loving God. —Brother Lawrence
Source: Our Daily Bread
