All Your Soul
Reading: Matthew 22:34-38, “34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.” [NIV]
Usually we can easily understand “love the Lord… with all your heart… and mind” but love the Lord with all your soul? Now, remember this is the greatest commandment... within 66 books… this is the greatest thing to know and follow… so, pretty important. That being the case, let’s dig into it a little bit. The Greek word in this passage for “soul” is “psuche”, which means “breath, life, lives, person, persons, soul, souls.” It is who you are… you as a person. We have 3 parts: body, soul and spirit. As an illustration of the roles that these 3 parts play, as a car, the body would be, obviously, the body; the soul would be the interior and the engine; and the spirit would be the steering wheel, the accelerator and the brake. The soul is what makes you run or, in another sense, what makes you tick. It is your personality, your rationale, your legacy, your very being.
How can you love God with ALL of your being? Remember, this isn’t your thoughts or your heart… this is in everything you do, in everything you say, in all that you are, how can you love God with ALL of it? How can you live that out today?
How can you give yourself reminders throughout the day to accomplish this?
End of the Day Review
How were you able to demonstrate your complete and total love for God with all of your soul?
What changes or adjustments did you have to make to help you with accomplishing that today?
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