Love the Lord
No matter what the clutter is in our lives we have found out from CHG # 1 that we need to slow down and be still so we can lessen our clutter and experience healing. Now I want to introduce you to CHG #2. It tells us to love the Lord. My clutter builds up when I do not love God. Therefore, when I love the Lord, I lessen my clutter and this brings healing to me.
Here is the Scripture to support CHG #2. It says, “….Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” (Mark 12:30). So here is what I want to ask you. What does Mark 12:30 imply as being the root cause of my clutter? This Scripture is affirming that my clutter is going to build up if I do not choose to have the Lord in my life and love Him. The second part to this Scripture tells me that my clutter increases when I do not love God with ALL of me; it’s not a segmented part of me that only loves Him, or limiting my presence with Him in temple or church once a week. ALL means that I love God as best I can with my whole being and life. ALL of me includes:
♥ All of my heart
♥ All of my soul
♥ All of my mind
♥ All of my strength
Therefore, when I love the Lord with my ALL, I lessen my clutter, and this brings healing to me.
When you go to the Bible and look up Mark 12:28-30, you will find out that Jesus is telling us that this is the most important commandment. This command is such a great example of how God loves you and me. God does not love just a part of us but He loves every fiber of our being. Jesus was also reaffirming that this commandment was first spoken from God to Moses. It can be traced back to the Old Testament in the book of Deuteronomy 6:4-5, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.” These words are not new to the Jewish culture. They are referred to as the Shema and are recited in Jewish Worship.
So how do we summarize what Jesus is telling us? Jesus is saying God exists and He is the only God. He alone is the God of Israel and He alone is the only God of you and me. There is no other God. It is spiritual clutter to think there are other gods or that God does not exist. It is spiritual clutter to think that all gods lead to the same God. The Truth about who God is can only be found in God’s Word.
This week, your SW is to focus on asking the Holy Spirit to help you do some exploring:
Identify the one major thought or belief that you have about God.
What is the one major feeling that this thought or belief elicits in you?
In one word how was your heart, soul, mind or strength influenced by thinking about CHG 2 that says to love the Lord?
Next week we will consider some of the symbolism that God has used with me to get my attention in turning towards Him and loving Him. See what He may use with you this coming week in getting you to turn towards Him and Love Him.
I would like to close with this prayer that may shed some light for you on some of your own beliefs and feelings about God.
Father God, there was a time when I felt so overwhelmed and confused by the spiritual clutter of this New Age secular world. Thank you for this CHG that is constantly guiding me to find You and love You. This coming week, I pray for those who are searching for love and Truth and have not yet found You. I pray that they be moved this week by Your Holy Spirit so they can grow in knowing You, believing in You, hearing You, seeing You, and feeling You in their lives. Show them the way to Your heart so they can experience Your healing, hope, love, and truth.
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