As Jesus entered Jerusalem, the relgious leaders were watching and waiting to confront him with their manipulative questioning and to attempt to trap him by challenging his authority. One relgious leader asked him which was the most important commandment. Jesus did not answer with a list of complicated laws and customs, but cut right to the heart of the issue, loving God and loving others, the principle of the Christian life.
How often do you lose the real focus of Christ when you think about rituals and customs over the "love" message? Are there times when the doing the right thing for God, gets in the way of "knowing" God? God sent his Son to save us from anything that could hinder our living the liberated life in Christ. This is salvation - the power of his life within us enabling us to love the Father and to love others with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength. Spend some extra time today living in Christ's love for you, expressing your love for him, and asking him to fill you to overflowing with his love for his people.
Father, I am often too busy and distracted to remember the most importatnt thing of all: your love. Help me to lay aside all else and order my day around my love for you. Teach me how to love you and how to love people as Christ love them. As you fill me with your love, Father, lead me to those who need to know your love today. Make them visible to me this day Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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