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Spiritual: The Greatest Commandments...
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Matthew 22: 37-40
37Jesus replied: " 'Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind.' 38This is the first
and greatest commandment. 39And
the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments."
Mark 12: 29-31
29"The most important
one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one. 30Love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
and with all your strength.' 31The
second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment
greater than these."
Isn’t it incredible how much we love ourselves. We are such a selfish and self oriented
culture. Most of our problems, or the
things we call problems in our lives are usually rooted in self absorption. We will struggle with loving ourselves over
loving God and others throughout our lives, Lord have mercy on us. Oh, to be free from ourselves!
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Isaiah 8:13
Do not fear anything except the Lord Almighty. He alone is the Holy One. If you fear Him, you need fear nothing
else. He will keep you safe.
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Spiritual: Who Jesus Talked With...
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We sometimes simplify our faith and look at it only in terms of rules
and tradition, emphasizing it as a religion but not emphasizing the
relationships. David Smith shared these passages with me and it shows
how Christ interacted with all types of people, even those that were
considered culturally and religiously unfit to mingle with.
Jesus talked with...
A despised tax collector................................Matthew 9:9
An insane hermit..........................................Mark 5:15
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Psalm 127
A song for the ascent to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.
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Unless the LORD builds a house,
the work of the builders is useless.
Unless the LORD protects a city,
guarding it with sentries will do no good.
2
It is useless for you to work so hard
from early morning until late at night,
anxiously working for food to eat;
for God gives rest to his loved ones.
3
Children are a gift from the LORD;
they are a reward from him.
4
Children born to a young man
are like sharp arrows in a warrior's hands.
5
How happy is the man whose quiver is full of them!
He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.
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Posted by davidjo on Wednesday, June 21 @ 19:29:46 CDT (2445 reads)
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We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking only to learn that it is God shaking them.
-- - Charles West
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