Mark 12:29 The Depth of God's Commands
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Mark 12:29:  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

This Bible Gem is known as "The Greatest Commandment".   Notice that in it Heavenly Father conveys his requirement for much more than allegiance in our outward actions.   He does not want children that follow his commands out of fear, out of guilt, out of obligation or out of selfish ambition.  He desires something much more profound, much more righteous.  His children are to be filled with love for him.  They are to be consumed by this love such that it occupies every recess of their heart, their mind, and their soul.  Every effort a person makes is to be centered on him.

Every time we break one of God's commands, we break this command, the greatest commandment, as well.  Some people tend to minimize their sin by confining it to only deliberate actions.  But this is the action of a fool, a person living in rebellion of Heavenly Father's desire for all-consuming love.  In the long run such people's discounting of their sin will result in them standing woefully unclean before the Judgment Seat on the Last Day and they will receive their just reward.

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