In Matthew 22 Jesus says, “‘You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and
with all your mind.’ This is the first and great
commandment.” Last week, Pastor Thacker preached
to us from Mathew 25 and the takeaway is clear: be
about the business of the kingdom of our Lord. This
is, indeed, the primary way we show that we love the
Lord with all of our heart, soul, and mind. If we are
not about the business that we have been called to, we
fail in loving God with our whole being.
As you consider the world around you, the worries of war, the cares of rising costs and increasing inflation, the many things you have on your plate to accomplish, make sure to filter it through this lens: am I about the business God has called me to? Will this further the goal of loving the Lord with my whole being. David reminds us in Psalm 37: “Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
So as you go about your week this week, delight in the Lord. Love Him with your whole being.