Mark 12:28-31
King James Version
28 And one of the scribes came,
and having heard them reasoning together,
and perceiving that he had answered them well,
asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
That was the question presented by one of the scribes:
"Which is the first commandment of all?"
How did the LORD JESUS answer that?
Mark 12:29-30
King James Version
29 And Jesus answered him,
The first of all the commandments is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 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.
JESUS reinforced what GOD asked of His people, through Moses:
Exodus 20:1-7
King James Version
20 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the Lord thy God,
which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,
nor serve them:
for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
unto the third and fourth generation
of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands
of them that love me,
and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God in vain;
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless
that taketh his name in vain.
LOVING GOD is truly the FIRST commandment.
It is a delight to do so, when you're born again.
It is not difficult, once your heart belongs to the LORD.
His delight becomes your delight.
Anything He loves, you love.
Obedience is key.
1 John 5:3
King James Version
3 For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments:
and his commandments are not grievous.
And the SECOND commandment?
That's for the next post.
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