Four letter word...

I hope you've all had a wonderful week! With Valentine's day coming up, I wanted to
study how the bible explains love. Well did you know that in the NKJV Bible the word “LOVE” occurs 362 times in 323 different verses? Yeah me neither...thanks to the internet. So as I'm reading all of these verses it became very apparent what Jesus wants us to know about this mysterious word. I'm not very good at math but I'm gonna guess that 25-30% of the verses about love say the same thing over and OVER! In short, “Love the LORD your God with ALL your heart...”and “Love one another as I have loved you...”. These are commandments that Christ was fervently trying to show & teach His
children.  Not only did God send Jesus to teach us about love, He gave His only Son as the ULTIMATE sacrifice to show His love for us. As a parent & even as a wife I can say that when I have something EXTREMELY important to get across, it seems like I have to repeat
myself 100 times before they even acknowledge that I'm talking. :0) We are called to 1^st love God will all of our being,

 Mark 12:29 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is:
‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one.
30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength, This is the first commandment.

Then Jesus says to love each other, Mark 12:31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You
shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Jesus said there are NO other commandments greater than these! Plain & simple...to the point...no ifs, ands, or buts! If you continue to read in verse 33 He states that to do these things “is worth more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
I pray that you remember God's everlasting love for us & what He has called us to do! I love you & hope you have a LOVEly weekend!
Happy Valentine's Day!