Post by Woody Williams on Nov 5, 2006 8:13:16 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Mark 12:28-34
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One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one
another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which
commandment is the first of all?" Jesus answered, "The first is,
'Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 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.' The second is this,
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other
commandment greater than these." Then the scribe said to him, "You
are right, Teacher; you have truly said that 'he is one, and besides
him there is no other'; and 'to love him with all the heart, and with
all the understanding, and with all the strength,' and 'to love one's
neighbor as oneself,' - this is much more important than all whole
burnt offerings and sacrifices." When Jesus saw that he answered
wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."
After that no one dared to ask him any question.
Devotional
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The core of God's teaching from the beginning is the commandment to
love. Jesus reiterates that commandment as the center of his ministry
to which he calls his followers. If that love is put at the center of
one's life, one is able to walk in and do the works of the kingdom of
God. Discovering that love is at the center of our relationship with
God, frees us to put love at the center of our relationship with
others and ourselves.
Prayer
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Draw me ever closer to your heart, O God, that I may know your love
more deeply. Amen
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One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one
another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which
commandment is the first of all?" Jesus answered, "The first is,
'Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 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.' The second is this,
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other
commandment greater than these." Then the scribe said to him, "You
are right, Teacher; you have truly said that 'he is one, and besides
him there is no other'; and 'to love him with all the heart, and with
all the understanding, and with all the strength,' and 'to love one's
neighbor as oneself,' - this is much more important than all whole
burnt offerings and sacrifices." When Jesus saw that he answered
wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."
After that no one dared to ask him any question.
Devotional
----------
The core of God's teaching from the beginning is the commandment to
love. Jesus reiterates that commandment as the center of his ministry
to which he calls his followers. If that love is put at the center of
one's life, one is able to walk in and do the works of the kingdom of
God. Discovering that love is at the center of our relationship with
God, frees us to put love at the center of our relationship with
others and ourselves.
Prayer
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Draw me ever closer to your heart, O God, that I may know your love
more deeply. Amen