Love

golfjack · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: Love

Who we are to love in order of preference:

1. Love the Lord
2. Love the Word of God
3. Love others

May God bless, golfjack

lone-traveler · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject:

Psalms - Chapter 27

[[[A Psalm] of David.]] The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.
One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Hear, O LORD, [when] I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Praise His Holy Name!!
Praise God oh my soul!!
His word is a lamp unto my feet.

God Bless
lone
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Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Joh 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Drewgie · Kitten Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 144

Just a thought:

I believe Jesus was using love as a verb when he said that anyone that loved a mother/father/brother/sister more than they loved him was of no use to him. In other words we are to serve and obey Christ to a greater extent than our parents/siblings. I think this since it is definitely harder for one to feel love (the noun) for a person they have never hugged, or sat down and talked with, or laughed with, or cried with, than it is to feel love (the noun) a person (ie: a family member) that they have done these things with.

However, with time spent reading the word and in prayer I believe we also eventually feel a greater love for Christ than even our own family Very Happy

Deuteronomy 6:5 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength"
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