Deuteronomy 6:4–5 (CSB)
4 “Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one., 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Review Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Heart
לֵבָב n.m. inner man, mind, will, heart — The inner, middle, or central part
Love God with all of your heart (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Our heart can have confidence (Psalm 27:3)
God will not despise a repentant heart (Psalm 51:17)
Guard your heart (Proverbs 4:23)
Those who have pure hearts will see God (Matthew 5:8)
Words and actions begin in the heart (Luke 6:45)
Soul
נֶפֶשׁ n.f. soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion — 1. = that which breathes, the breathing substance or being
People cannot destroy your soul (Matthew 10:28)
We are to love God with our whole being—heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:36–40)
It is of no value to gain the world but lose your soul (Mark 8:34–38)
We can place our soul under Christ’s protection (John 10:27–29)
Believers are assured of immortality (1 Corinthians 15:46–53)
Strength
מְאֹד n.m. muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly — 1. force, might. 2. in diff. idioms to express the idea of exceedingly, greatly, very (whether of magnitude or degree)
Conclusion
How are you loving God?
Do you listen and obey?
Do you love Him with everything you are made of?
- Your attitudes
- Your conversations
- Your relationships
- Your thinking
- Your finances
- Your work
- Your time