By Andrew Williams – August 14, 2022
And to love Him out of and with all the heart and with all the understanding [with the faculty of quick apprehension and intelligence and keenness of discernment] and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. [I Sam. 15:22; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6-8; Heb. 10:8.]
Mark 12:33 AMPC
Good morning fellow disciples.
Loving God, loving yourself, and, loving your neighbors as yourselves is more important than the offerings and sacrifices that you offer to God!
Read that again!
What is more important to you: going to church or spending time with God?
Which is more important to you: going to church or spending time showing love to your neighbors?
Which is more important to you: paying your tithes and offerings while attending church or showing love to the persons who are at church with you?
These may sound like stupid questions, but some persons are more caught up in the religiosity of the church than having fruitful relationships and fellowship with God and other persons.
Examine yourself: are you obedient to God’s most important commandments or are you more comfortable just bringing your offerings to God?