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We are to Love the Lord with All Our Hearts, February
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Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew 22:37
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He who has the love of God shed abroad in his heart, will reflect the
purity and love which exist in Jehovah, and which Christ represented in
our world. He who has the love of God in his heart has no enmity against
the law of God, but renders willing obedience to all His commandments,
and this constitutes Christianity. He who has supreme love to God will
reveal love to his fellow-men, who belong to God both by creation and
redemption. Love is the fulfilling of the law; and it is the duty of every
child of God to render obedience to His commandments....
The law of God, which is perfect holiness, is the only true standard of
character. Love is expressed in obedience, and perfect love casteth out all
fear. Those who love God, have the seal of God in their foreheads, and
work the works of God. Would that all who profess Christianity knew what
it means to love God practically.... They would have some realization of
the infinite holiness of God, knowing that He is high and lifted up, and the
train of His glory fills the temple. They would have a powerful influence
upon the life and character of those around them, which would work as
leaven amid the mass of humanity, transforming others through the power
of Jesus Christ. Connected with the Source of power, they would never
lose their vital influence, but would ever increase in efficiency
Love to God must be a living principle, underlying every act and word
and thought. If in the strength of Christ we are seeking to maintain such
a consecration, we shall be daily holding communion with God.... The
principles of God’s law will dwell in the heart, and control the actions. It
will then be as natural for us to seek purity and holiness, to shun the spirit
and example of the world, and to seek to benefit all around us, as it is for
the angels of glory to execute the mission of love assigned them
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The Youth’s Instructor, July 26, 1894
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The Review and Herald, October 23, 1888
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