When asked what was the most important of all commandments, Jesus responded: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment" (Matt. 22:37, 38). What does that text mean? How are we to do what Jesus commands here?

This passage is talking about having a total commitment to Jesus. This
means that we serve Him and love Him with our entire being. We serve
Him with our thoughts , we cherish beautiful holy and exalted
concepts, and we shun that which is debased and deplorable.

We must also love God with our affections , what are the things that
we are attracted to and the things that we invest our time in. We
must seek to invest our time in the things that please God and
the things that are connected to His purposes

God also desires to have control over our wills , He wants us to
yield our ability to chose over to Him and trust that he knows what
is best for us. God is looking for a Love toward him which has no
reservations for anything or anyone other than Him.

Why would love for God be the most important of all relationships? Why would that be so fundamental? What spiritual dangers arise if we love something, anything, more than God

Love for God is important because when you love God it is seen
in everything that you do. Your love for God is also manifested
in the things that you think about and the things that you
invest your time in. Love is something which is very powerful
and if we love anything more than God that thing becomes our god.

We must seek to release our affections from anything which fights
for the position that only God should have.

What is your own experience in loving God? How do you know that you love God? Write out a paragraph expressing what that means and how that love has changed your life. Bring it to class on Sabbath.

To love God means to spend time with Him in His word and to spend
time sharing His love with others. Love for God should cause
us to behave differently and to desire different things.The Love
of God changes us into better people, it makes is more liked
Jesus and more loving people. I can testify because it has done
it for me. The love of God has made me into totally new person
than when I did not know and experience His love.

Prayer: Father we thank you for your love. I pray that you will release us from anything which seeks to take the position that only belongs to you. Please help us to love you with our whole beings.In Jesus name amen.