FAITH CAPSULE: God expects us to love Him just as He loves us.

Joshua 1

To love God is to obey his commandments. Not to obey His commandments is the evidence of not having heard the word of His commands. Claiming to have heard and not do is not true because it is impossible to hear God and not do. He spoke the same word of command to bring forth creation and that makes it impossible for man to hear Him indeed and not be obedient. However, when we fail to read and observe God’s word we will likely fail to obey His commandments.
Many passages in the Bible repeatedly state the need to observe the word of God. Deuteronomy 28:13, “And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.”It is a conditional blessing of God for man to be the head and not be the tail and the condition is not in quoting the word as believers often do. One that loves God enough will heed to His word; will seek Him and to seek Him is to keep His word. The key to obedience here is to carefully observe the commandments. One that does not observe will not be able to obey because it is through observation the picture of the word becomes posted in the midst of heart to do. During the commissioning of Joshua, God specifically pointed out to Joshua all that it takes to prevail as the leader of His people. God commanded, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it.”  According to God, meditation is what enables the ability to observe the word of God. Without meditation observing the word is impossible. To observe is to obey the word of God. Obeying the word of God is the evidence of love for God.
God expects us to love Him just as He loves us. In God’s love for us, he could not withhold from giving us His begotten son to us. Abraham proved to us that it is possible not to withhold from giving all to God. God has not asked us for what cannot be done. Take note that the blessing of God comes with condition but the love of God is without condition. Are you willing to love God? If you will begin to desire your love for God, He will deposit all that it takes for you to love Him. Love God and have life in Him.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace and strength which moves in man to constantly engage meditation.