This morning, I simply wanted to write about love. It’s a word we all know, but in Scripture it carries a weight far deeper than sentiment. Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God, and the second is to love others. These aren’t just rules to follow—they are the heartbeat of the entire Bible.
“‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37–39 (NLT)
To love God with everything you are means surrendering every part of yourself—heart, soul, and mind. He doesn’t want just a portion of you; He wants all of you. This kind of love is a complete devotion that shapes how you think, how you feel, how you act, and who you are. And when you are fully submitted to God, deeply in love with Him, loving others flows more naturally.
Loving others is one of the clearest ways to show that we love God. But this love isn’t just for the easy or familiar. God calls us to love the stranger, the difficult, the lost, the broken—even our enemies. He calls us to love like Jesus—the way He loved during His time on earth, the way He loves us now, and the way He will love for all eternity.
This doesn’t mean accepting or affirming everything. Love doesn’t celebrate sin, enable destructive behavior, or compromise truth. Instead, it means treating people with kindness, respect, and compassion while holding firm to the boundaries and convictions God has given us.
True love means learning to see people through God’s eyes—as bearers of His image, dearly loved and worth pursuing. It means showing compassion and pointing them toward the life only Christ can give. And when we love like that, we’re not just following a command—we’re reflecting the very heart and character of the God, who is love.
My Light for My Lord 