We Shall Love The Lord Our God!

          This is an essay that consists of Bible verses from the Book of Deuteronomy.  The first Bible verse that I would like to talk about is in Deuteronomy 6:5: It says you shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and with all of your strength.  I love the Lord God so much that I have dedicated my life to Him; by not listening to rap music.  I have dedicated my life to Him by sharing with others about what the Lord has done for me.

          Next, when you love the Lord your God; you are putting to an end the physical, mental, and social self by submitting to His will.  Deuteronomy 8:6 says: Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and fear Him.  Second, we do this by obeying His word, and placing our hearts, mind, and soul to Him.

 We have to submit to God by hearing His voice through prayer and reading His word.  We also have to submit to His will in our lives by giving up the things that we have done in our life.  Deuteronomy 11:13 says: And it shall be that if you earnestly obey my commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all of your heart, and with all of your soul.

          Third, we do this by loving Him in the same way He loved us.  We also demonstrate this same love for God to other people in our lives.  According to Deuteronomy 11:22: For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do- to love the Lord your God, to walk in all of His ways, and to hold fast to Him. Fourth, we serve Him; is we love Him.  We do this by walking after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments, and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. Deuteronomy 13:4. 

This means that we have to fear the Lord God, our Creator, and His son Jesus Christ.  We are not supposed to fear mortal man because man was created from the dust of the ground according to Genesis 2:7.  In order to live in the spirit, we have to be born again.