Loving God with ALL of Your Heart

LOVING GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART

On 41 occasions the Bible says that we are to love and serve the Lord our God with “All” of our heart.  It is a recurring command of the Lord that calls for an exclusive “whole hearted” surrender.  When we choose to love the Lord with “ALL” of our heart that means that there will be nothing left of our heart to love or serve anything or anyone else.  The capacity of our hearts to love has been completely consumed with loving the Lord alone.  While the devil may try to capture some of our heart’s affection, there will be nothing left of our heart to surrender to him.  We will be “surrendered out” as it were, to Jesus.  The capacity of our hearts to love will be all used up, loving and serving our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

How much then do we love the Lord our God?  If it hasn’t been with all of our heart, the devil will try to capture those unsurrendered areas over to him and his ways.  This is why the Lord has commanded us to love the Lord with all of our heart so there will be nothing left for the devil’s choosing.

Deut. 6:5: “And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength”.

So be it Lord Jesus! 

Evangelist Roger Smets