Jesus said the greatest commandment was to love God and love your neighbour. He said that was the greatest commandment. Later his beloved friend John helped us recognise how they are the greatest commandment by essentially saying we could not do one without the other. What Jesus said was based on something that Moses had […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (14): Love Is All You NeedIt is not an overt thought that is mentioned, but it’s lurking in the background when we think about keeping up with the Joneses. Why should they get all the good stuff? He’s got a pretty wife, he’s got a great car, he’s got a lovely house and he has such a sweet job. I […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (13): Desiring the Good for Your NeighbourI did it to protect you. I didn’t want to hurt you, so I felt it was the best thing to do. I didn’t think you could cope with it, so I didn’t tell you at the time. I didn’t want you to feel let down so I had to couch it in a way […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (12): The Truth for LoveThere is something about loving the other that does not look to take from the other person without permission. That very desire to take without permission says something about the sense of contentment experienced. This is why it remains the believer’s massive challenge not to take from others but find contentment in what has already […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (11): Commitment to ContentmentIt’s one thing to witness love and faithfulness growing up. It’s a completely different thing to engage in it and yet isn’t that what life has been pointing to all along? Exploring faithfulness often brings up the question of cheating. I remember a friend sharing something profound with me about cheating vs faithfulness. The phrase […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (10): Cherishing FaithfulnessIt’s an honour to have parents. Love is not about having warm feelings inside and feeling all gooey at the thought of the one we love. Love is as much a commitment of the will that will act and do so even when those feelings are absent. It’s worth mentioning that, because in a world […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (8): Giving Honour Where It’s DueIt’s because we are selfish. I recall hearing someone interpret the command to love others as you love yourself as an invitation to love yourself. I do not for one moment deny the very real problem that some have with self-esteem. People do so much to bring about real harm to themselves for a variety […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (7): Others As YourselfThe question asked was about the greatest. If you asked me who is the greatest footballer at the moment and I said Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, you would inform me that I haven’t answered the question. Which is the greatest. If you asked me about the greatest boxer of all time and I said […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (6): The Second is Like the FirstWe have a funny way of showing love. I know some parents who worked every hour possible to earn as much as they could in an effort to provide the material requirements their loved ones needed to survive and hopefully thrive. As a cost of that the time they actually spent with their loved ones […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (5): Love God … Spend Quality TimeWhat’s in a name? Yeah, I know. Some will point out the kind of names parents are giving their children these days. Bizarre, exotic, wild, hilarious all given to babies that barely have an idea of what it’s all about. Having said that, it wasn’t as though back in the day everyone paid careful attention […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (4): Love God … Cherish His Name
