Absorbing God Word
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7
Applying God’s Word
The original apostles were powerful influencers. They influenced others to follow Jesus. They loved the Lord with all their hearts, souls and strength. They preached and impressed that same commandment on as many people as possible wherever they went, in everything they did, every day of their lives.
Today, our world is saturated with powerful influencers. Unfortunately, most have little to say about following Jesus. They are all about encouraging us to buy things, do things or even think things. We can either get swallowed up by the world’s influence or become influencers ourselves.
At times, I wonder if I’ve impressed on my family the importance of loving and trusting God. I wonder if my life as God’s influencer has been enough? I don’t really know, but I’m not going to stop trying. It’s what we do when we love God with all our heart, soul and strength.
Accounting of God’s Word
Is my influence in the world pleasing God?