One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him. "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?" Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments." Matthew 22:35–40 WEB.

Many people I talk with or invite to a Church service will not come because they feel something is wrong in their life. They tell me they want to get things fixed in their life first, and then they will come to Church. We often hear, "We need to get our house in order first." Of course, decades pass, and the devil sees that those things will never be right in their lives. Things usually get worse.

The truth is, you will never make yourself good enough for God. That is why He sent His son Jesus to bear our sins on the cross. Now His door is wide open, and He says, "Come just as you are, and I will help you." He took away the obstacles and excuses.

There are said to be about 613 commandments in the Bible. But when they asked Jesus about the greatest commandment, He replied with only two: "Love God" and "Love your neighbor." If you fully obeyed these two commandments, you would not have to worry about the others, for they would be covered. It would eliminate stealing, adultery, murder, idols, and much more. Obeying just these two commandments would completely change the world we live in.

So let us stop being stalled on commandment 572 and focus on getting the first two right! Sometimes we get so sidetracked that we miss the simplicity of the Gospel, the Good News. Come to God now, just as you are. If He has a problem with you, His Holy Spirit will convict you one thing at a time and give you the grace to change it. Love God, love your neighbor, for those are the greatest commandments.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please fill me with Your love for others. Let me see them through Your eyes. You made each one of us, and You don't make mistakes. I love You. Please love through me. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

Note: Today is Thankful Thursday at the Ministry Events group! This event gives us an opportunity encourage each other by posting thoughts, moments, and prayers of gratitude for Him, His creation and all that He does in our lives. All our welcome! To join, just click on the group name and then the join link on the page that will follow. As always, if you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network.