Bible Verse to Lift You Up 6/9/22

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A WORTHWHILE LIFE

Mark 12:28-34

Good News Translation

The Great Commandment

28 A teacher of the Law was there who heard the discussion. He saw that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer, so he came to him with a question: “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

29 Jesus replied, “The most important one is this: ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only Lord.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no other commandment more important than these two.”

32 The teacher of the Law said to Jesus, “Well done, Teacher! It is true, as you say, that only the Lord is God and that there is no other god but he. 33 And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.”

34 Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”

After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.

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me: Whether we find it difficult or easy, whether we feel this it is a sacrifice or not, we are to love God with all our heart and with all our mind and with all our strength. And we must love all others as we love ourselves. I believe if we do this, our lives are not wasted but worthwhile.

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Take Away: Christians, the Holy Spirit in us makes it possible for us to obey Jesus' commands. We cannot do this on our own. We must cooperate with the teaching and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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