“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment” (Matthew 22:37-38).

I love these verses.  This is the answer to a lawyer’s question, “Master, which is the great commandment in the law?” Many Rabbis declare that there are 613 commandments in the Law of God. Think of the answer the Lord Jesus gave this practicing attorney. What a powerful and practical answer! I preached on this text some time ago. I wrote the outline in the margin of my Bible because I wanted to stop and read this whenever I was in the area of this Scripture. Here is the outline: If I love the Lord with all my heart, I will (1) Think about Him (Matthew 22:42); (2) Trust in Him (Proverbs 3:5-6); (3) Talk about Him (Psalm 105:2); and someday, some wonderful day (4) Travel to Him where I will be with Him and see His glory (John 17:24). I hope this little outline will bless your life today.

For today: I want to ask the Lord to help me to love Him more. How about you?