Loving Christ

We are told in Matthew 22 as well as many other places in the Bible, that we are to Love God and Love our neighbors. I am sure that all people that call themselves Christians would agree that this is of utmost importance. What does it really mean? How can I love God, something that I can not see or touch? I can love my wife, I can love my children, I can see them and touch them. Jesus said to the church at Ephesus in the book of the Revelation, that they had lost their first love. I thank that we also have lost our first love, the love for God, the love for Jesus. People are so caught up in the busyness of life that they forget about the one they say they love, God. I must admit that I am included in this category. Thank the Lord for His patience with us and His love for us that never wavers. As I reflect of Valentines day, I hope that I am lit on fire once more with a passionate love for God and for those around me, many of which are on their way to an eternity with out God in the lake of fire. To love God is to love His Word. To study it and memorize it and to be eager to learn more about God through it's pages. It reveals Him to us. Finally my motivation to love must always come from the cross. What Jesus did there for me is something that I can never repay or earn, to do so would nullify the gift that it is. It can only be responded to with love and devoation to Him every day. Day in and Day out.