A Heart for God Part 5 Complete Love 02-15-26

So this is the last message in this series, a heart for God. A heart for God. And we've talked about a number of things. We've talked about the need to recognize our inherent spiritual poverty That without God we we just don't have enough, we'll never have enough without a connection to God. And once you recognize that then you have an appetite and a hunger for a relationship with Jesus Christ and a closeness to God, a love for the things of God. [00:03:33] (46 seconds)  #HeartForGod

But then most importantly, once you have that hunger, then you have that fulfillment. God comes into your heart, changes your heart, gives you a new heart that's sensitive to the things of God, and more importantly has this need to express to be a light bearer, to be a a salt spreader, to to be one who is not just having it in you, but it's gotta get it out of you and has to do it in a way in which others can benefit from. [00:04:19] (34 seconds)  #HungerToBeFilled

And so we just talked about these three pieces of of of having a a recognition of the need, a hunger for the fulfillment, and the fulfillment that comes through the fullness of expression of who you are and who God has made you to be. But in this last, little message here, I'd like to lift up what some have called the greatest commandment. [00:04:53] (29 seconds)  #RecognitionHungerExpression

And so, you know, we take this this this down to earth now and we have to realize that so many of the laws and things that we have, you know, they have limitations in application. And so what God is talking about here now through Jesus, when he's talking about the greatest commandment, he's talking about one that penetrates through a lot of those superficialities. A a foundational law, if you would. [00:07:01] (30 seconds)  #FoundationalCommandment

It would be the, root of what gives us the impetus to be able to express because when we express the presence and the power of God in us, it not only fulfills us, but it also perpetuates God's ultimate plan, which is that his kingdom in heaven would be here on earth. So what is this great commandment? What is this foundation? What is this power? What is this impetus? What is this depth that transcends so many superficialities of laws? [00:07:31] (41 seconds)  #ExpressGodsKingdom

And what Jesus does is he, again, quotes the Old Testament. He was a good Jew is what he was. And he quotes it out of Deuteronomy chapter six verse four, but I would encourage you to read the first three verses in your own time. Because what's happening is this, the Israelites are finally getting ready to cross over into the promised land. [00:08:12] (40 seconds)  #JesusQuotesDeuteronomy

And it says, do this so that it will go well with you in the land that you are about to possess. It says, take these laws and write them on your heart. So it's talking about a preparation of the heart for you to be successful. And then it says, teach them to your children as you're walking along the way. Write them on your door frames. In other words, keep it before you. [00:10:00] (38 seconds)  #WriteGodsLawOnHeart

When we're talking about having a heart for God, we're just not talking about having the the the recognition of the need, the hunger for the fulfillment, the expression, but also the execution when you're in that new place in your life. And so Jesus, when asked what the greatest commandment was, he quotes this out of Deuteronomy six four, but he adds something which is interesting. He turns it from three parts into four. [00:10:38] (36 seconds)  #HeartHungerToExecution