Matthew 22:39 NKJV

And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’

Matthew 22:39 NKJV

Jesus answered the question about the greatest commandments which is to love God and love people.

We cannot fulfil the great commandments by just loving the Lord and not loving people and we cannot fulfil the great commandments by just loving people and not loving God.

In every procedure, there is always a first step to getting the best outcome and that is establishing the foundation to build.

The foundation for establishing this commandment is to love the Lord our God with everything that is within us.

Why love God? Love is not one way. It is two ways. When we spend time loving God, we get to know His love towards us.

What changes our life is not how much we love God but God's love for us.

When the knowledge of God's love for us grows within us, we would give up anything to love Him and do all things that please His heart.

The evidence of God's love is seen and manifested when we start loving and caring for one another.

Another important part of this commandment is to love others as we love ourselves.

If we hate ourselves, are disappointed with self and always think that we are not good enough then how are we going to love others.

It will be superficial love doing the right thing without having a real heart for it. God is not interested in us to tick the boxes.

God is interested in seeing His children partake in His divine nature, living life through His love and power.

Live life loving self because God loves us the way we are. God sees us so precious that He would die for us and save us.

Blessings

Ps Ambrose