Today’s Thought “Favorite Command?” G. Ward

Matthew 22

 ³⁷ And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the great and foremost commandment. ³⁹ The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ⁴⁰ Upon these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”

Our Lord’s precedent makes a demand indifferent from our natural capabilities (*cf. Ro.7:14-20), requiring our concession to the Holy Spirit. Our Lord would know upon creating us (John 1:2-3) of a struggle ahead involving a continuous war of flesh v. Spirit. Moreover, HE modeled love, for that’s who HE is (1 John 4:7-8); compelling us to love our opposers and persecutors, the way HE loved HIS own and whereas faith is difficult, because of the pain indecision and disobedience presents (sometimes even blatant disregard), we can/will maintain a “mustard seed” trust of the Savior, while a noteworthy confidence in HIM is established (greatly), as we devote ourselves to a daily practice of investigating how to love as HE does/did (Matt.5:43-45).