For God so love...

A leader from my usher team once asked a interesting question. He asked us to think of a picture based on the 2 greatest commandments of God, according to what Jesus said in Matt 22:36 (He received that revelation after last year's KCM):

You shall love your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength. (Deu 6:5)
You shall love your neighbour as yourself. (Lev 19:18)

The leader told us we can ask God for hint. When I see the 2 verses, almost the same time, the picture Jesus on the cross come before my eyes, and immediately the verses appear before it.

Yes! that's so right! Jesus on the cross, is His obedience to His father, He love God with ALL HIS HEART, ALL HIS SOUL and ALL HIS STRENGTH! He did this for us! because He LOVE HIS NEIGHBOUR AS HIMSELF!

Jesus Himself said: On this 2 commandments HANG all the Law and prophets. (Matt 22:40)

All Laws are fulfilled in Him

All prophecy came to pass in Him

Oh Praise Jesus!

God opened my eyes to His love even from the 10 commanments; (Deutronomy 6:5) You shall love your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.

I asked the Lord; since You were actually giving them law to obey, then wasn't it easier to said: "You shall OBEY your God with..." rather then "You shall LOVE...". Then the Lord told me; "because I LOVE you(man) with all MY heart, all MY soul and All MY strength!"

Amen!