“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Are you an alien living here as a foreigner, fully committed to Christ?
Or are you a local that dabbles in religion?
Because you can’t be both.
God sent His Son to die for our sin…Centuries before He did - He wrote this verse to make it clear that something that costly can never be a side hustle…Christianity is not a part time job. You are either all in – or not in at all.
So, what does loving God with all your heart, soul, and strength mean?
Your heart is your engine. – Is it committed to pursuing God at all costs? Is your worship filled with passion, gratitude, and commitment? It should be if you love the Lord your God with all your heart.
What about your Soul? C.S. Lewis said, “You don’t have a soul, you ARE a soul...” What a profound statement. Your soul is the essence of who you are…Your soul is what is everlasting and made in the image of God. So, God expects you to love Him with ALL that you are. Everything in you that matters should be clinging to your Heavenly Father.
And finally, how do you love God with all your strength? Your strength is about what you DO every day? Is your energy spent chasing trinkets this world offers, or do you pursue your King? When you are exhausted is it most often because you were battling for lost souls - or chasing temporary fame and fortune?
With all of that in mind, let me ask you again… Are you an alien living in a foreign land fully committed to Christ? Or are you an earthling that dabbles in religion?
If you don’t like the answer to that question – Change it…The invitation is open, and God has paid your way.
Abandon all hesitation. Go “all in” with Christ with every part of your heart, your soul, and your strength. You were created for one purpose… to be with God – Anything else is just a distraction.
“If Christ is not all to you, He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Savior of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything, He is nothing to you.”
– Charles Spurgeon
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