“አንተም አምላክህን እግዚአብሔርን በፍጹም ልብህ በፍጹምም ነፍስህ በፍጹምም ኃይልህ ውደድ።” — | GRACE FAMILY

“አንተም አምላክህን እግዚአብሔርን በፍጹም ልብህ በፍጹምም ነፍስህ በፍጹምም ኃይልህ ውደድ።”
— ዘዳግም 6፥5
“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
— Deuteronomy 6፥5 (KJV)

Deuteronomy 6:5. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart — And is this only an external commandment? Can any then say that the Sinai covenant was merely external? With all thy heart — It is not only the external action, but the internal affection of the mind that God requires; an affection which influences all our actions, in secret as well as in public. We must love him,

1st, #With #a #sincere #love; not in words and in tongue only; saying that we love him, when our hearts are not with him; but inwardly, and in truth, delighting ourselves with him.
2nd, #With #a #strong #love; the heart must be carried out toward him, with great ardour and fervency of affection.
3rd, #With #a #superlative #love; we must love God above any creature whatsoever, and love nothing besides him, but what we love for him, and in subordination to him.
4th, #With #an #intelligent #love, or with all our understanding, as it is explained Mark 12:33 : we must know him, and therefore love him, as those that see good reason for loving him. 5th, With an entire and undivided heart, the whole stream of our affections running toward him, and being united in his love. O that this love of God may be shed abroad in our hearts!r