THE
BOOK OF GOD'S PROMISES
Loving God
By
J. Stephen Lang
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-- C. S. Lewis said that "a man's spiritual health is exactly proportional
to his love for God." It's true that God is concerned about our morals, about
our conduct. But he is mostly concerned with our hearts. Are they devoted to him?
If we love other things -- our family, our spouse, our friends -- do we still
love God more? If not, then, as Lewis, noted, we may not be spiritually
healthy.
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Psalm 37:4 "I love all who love me. Those who search for me will surely
find me." Proverbs 8:17 The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to
all who call on him sincerely. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cries for help and rescues them. The LORD protects all those who
love him, but he destroys the wicked. Psalm 145:18-20 "If you love me, obey
my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor,
who will never leave you. Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love
me. And because they love me, my Father will love them, and I will love them.
And I will reveal myself to each one of them. "All those who love me will do
what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and live with them.
Anyone who doesn't love me will not do what I say. And remember, my words are
not my own. This message is from the Father who sent me." John 14:15-21, 23-24
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared
for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 One day an expert in religious
law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what must I
do to receive eternal life?" Jesus replied, "What does the law of Moses say?
How do you read it?" The man answered, "`You must love the Lord your God with
all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.' And, `Love
your neighbor as yourself.'" "Right!" Jesus told him. "Do this and you will
live!" Luke 10:25-28 If someone says, "I love God," but hates another Christian,
that person is a liar; for if we don't love people we can see, how can we love
God, whom we have not seen? And God himself has commanded that we must love not
only him but our Christian brothers and sisters, too. 1 John 4:20-21
The Book of God's Promises -- Copyright, 1999 by J.
Stephen Lang. All rights reserved, used with permission.
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