With All Our Hearts, Souls, Strength, & Minds (TMF:439)

Thursday, June 30, 2016
Peace to Live By: With All Our Hearts, Souls, Strength, & Minds (TMF:439) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, Jesus mentions the heart, the soul, strength, and the mind. So, we are to love God with all of our hearts—that is, with complete self-control in light of all of God’s will for us. We should be able to control our actions in such a way that is pleasing to God. Then, we are to love God will all our souls. That is, our whole self. The Word of God has to permeate every part of our lives. We are not compartmentalize, but rather we should keep God in perspective with everything we do in our lives, thus denying ourselves—any of our own ways in doing things without keeping God in perspective. This brings up strength. We are to love God the best we can, give good effort, and should not be half-hearted or lazy in our love for God. Finally, we love God with all our minds. That means in our thought-life. We should not only think about good things, but we shouldn't think about bad things. We need to keep our minds pure and away from thinking evil thoughts.