I think that it is interesting watching, listening, and reading the news today. We are bombarded with many things that are considered important issues. Whether border security, taxes, cultural diversity, or charity, they all are billed as most important. The challenge is that they are “important” to only a select group. What is the most important?
“37And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38This is the great and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.’” – Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)
Love of God and those around you is most important. In fact, faithful Jews repeat their love of God “twice daily” as stated in my commentary. And by doing so they were more easily able to keep the rest of the law.
We look often to things that are of “importance” to us, and I certainly do not want to claim I know what is of importance to you, but, shouldn’t we as children of God follow his direction as to what leads us? When we place priority in love, everything else falls into place where it belongs.
Where has your importance been placed? Your priority of behavior is based on what? What if you placed your priority as God commands in Loving Him and Loving your neighbor and then allowing everything else to fall in line next?
Trevor's Thoughts 