Keeping it Simple

"Then one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing Him, and saying, "Teacher, which is the great 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. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." (Mt 22:35-40)

I'm in awe of these two commandments. There's really nothing to add or subtract from them. Everything that encompasses the simple, "Follow Me" from Jesus comes down to this verse - Give everything you have to God and allow Him to be Lord of your life, and give others the type of respect they deserve as those who have been created by the Lord God. Love them as He loves all of us.

Lord Jesus, I don't know if I match up completely with these verses, but I know that I want to. Help me to be faithful to You in all my dealings, thoughts and actions. And when I am tempted to stray, hold me firm near to You. In Jesus' name, AMEN.