Tag Archive | Love

Mark 12 – Love the Lord your God…

Mar22

Good evening y’all. Today we are studying Mark 12.

Be blessed 🙂

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It’s amazing that the Pharisees and Sadducees were only interested in killing Jesus. They just wanted to get rid of Him because He made them uncomfortable with the truth. Deep in their hearts they knew He was right but they just wouldn’t accept. Their heart was so hard and seared that nothing could penetrate.

Before we go judging them let’s look inward. How do we react when someone tells us the truth? Do we suddenly dislike them and don’t want to have anything to do with them anymore? Do we become offensive and angry?

Let me paint a scenario for you. So you are at church and the Pastor preaches a message that rubs you the wrong way because you know you are guilty of what He preached. So you begin to foam inside and angry and can’t wait for the service to finish so you can leave. You then decide you actually don’t like the church and don’t want to go back.  You try to look for other churches that preach the message that suits you and offers you false ego and hope. When people ask you about the church you look for ways to bring it down just because you don’t like to hear the truth. You are comfortable living in your false hope and world.

This is exactly what the Pharisees and Sadducees were doing…. Instead of them to repent, they chose to continue in their sin and pretence.  I like how Jesus says in verse 38 – 40 to watch out for these group of people. Righteous outside but on the inside are beyond filthy. For them it’s all a show. They not interested in the real deal.

Are we like the Pharisees…is our heart hard or do we receive the word of God with gladness and allow it do its work in us?

God is looking for those who will love Him sincerely. Not just in words but from their heart.

In verses 29- 30 He says the greatest command is that you love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind.

“Jesus replied, “The one that says, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only God. 30 And you must love him with all your heart and soul and mind and strength.’ (TLB)

if we love God truly our hearts wont be hardened to the truth and our actions will truly reflect our love for God and will transfer to the way we treat our neighbors.

I pray God will give us a heart that’s ready and always willing to do His will. That our hearts wont be hardened to Him but receptive to Him at all times; and we will learn to love Him with all that we are. Amen.

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thots on the chapter.

Have a blessed evening 🙂

I am blogging through the book of Mark with Good Morning Girls. Check us out at www.goodmorninggirls.org

***With God all things are possible***

Numbers 8 – Love and Obedience…

Nov5

Good morning y’all. Today’s blog is on Numbers chapter 8.

As I read through the chapter, obedience was what came to mind. I guess its because God has been dealing with me on this issue of obedience.

I’m learning to obey Him completely and not partially even when it hurts to do so (oh it could be very painful.. 🙂 thank God for grace…) .  I’m also seeing that God likes to pay attention to details and He likes things to be done the way He has instructed and not how I think it should be done.

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God doesn’t leave room for assumption. He tells us plainly and clearly how He wants things to be done. If we are unsure, it’s better to go back to Him and ask for clarification rather than assume.

For example in verse 1-3, God tells Moses to tell Aaron where to put the lamps and in what position it should face.

“The Lord said to Moses,  “Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.”  So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the Lord had commanded Moses”  (Num 8:1-3 NLT)

Aaron could have said to himself…” I’ll put the lamps on the lampstands but I don’t think God would really care if it’s facing the right position or not”. Thank God he didn’t take that approach as there’s no telling what would have happened to him had he done that… I guess the fear of God came upon him after watching his two sons die in the presence of God due to their carelessness to obey instruction.

God instructs Moses and Aaron and the children of Israel on what needs to be done in order for the Levites to be dedicated to Him. They all obeyed and followed God’s instruction. They didn’t try to cut corners or look for easy way round. Doing it God’s way must have been more important to them than doing it their way.

“So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the Lord’s instructions to Moses”. (Num 8:20 NLT)

How much value do we place on obedience to God’s instruction? Do we feel we can do it however we like or do we pay attention to details to ensure its done correctly.

God is a God of attention and order. He doesn’t leave anything out at all. He pays attention even to the littlest thing we consider irrelevant.

As we go about our day today, let’s ponder on our obedience. Lets ask for forgiveness in the areas where we have fallen short and ask for grace to love God more because when we love Him, we will obey Him unconditionally.

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thots on the chapter.

I’m blogging through the book of Numbers with good morning girls. Check us out at www.goodmorninggirls.org

Have a blessed day 😘

***With God all things are possible***