“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to them, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:36-37

 Have you ever thought about how much love you have for God. In earthly terms, we can measure love by the amount of respect we have for one another, by the things we do for the other person, time spent with them, and putting their needs before self. Jesus was asked what was the greatest command of all time, and His reply was to love God with every ounce of your being. How can you measure your love for God?

 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me, and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. “John 14:21

 True love, true loyalty to Jesus Christ is to keep His commandments. Not just a few, but all of them. That can be a tall order for some who place a line in the sand to their obedience to God’s commandments. You see, God wants us to completely surrender our will for His. It really is not that complicated, but we make it difficult by our selfish desires and earthly pursuits, that hinder true loyalty and love to the King of Kings.

 “He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.” John 14:24

 No one is perfect and trying to keep your life perfectly aligned on God’s narrow path of obedience can be a struggle with all the worldly influences meant to distract. But the sins that you purposefully indulge in, not by chance but by choice, is a good indicator that you haven’t truly surrendered everything to Him.

 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3

 You know the truth; loving God requires complete obedience and surrender. Anything less than that makes you an enemy of God (James 4:4). I know those are strong words, but Jesus was very clear while He preached on earth that few will find their way into Heaven, only those who completely surrender to His perfect will. His will is that you love Him with every ounce of your being, with true loyalty. Start today in prayer and ask God for His help to keep you on that narrow path of righteousness. God will bless and reward you for your love and loyalty to Him.