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Meaning of loving God.

First, loving God requires knowing Him, and that knowledge begins with His Word. It may sound glib, but to know Him is to love Him.
To love God is to worship and praise Him. “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only'” (Luke 4:8). The book of Psalms provides many beautiful examples of how to worship and praise our Creator (e.g., Psalms 8, 19, 23, 24, 67, 99, 117, and 150).
To love God is to put Him first. The number-one commandment is to love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength (Mark 12:30). Its an undivided love. God is our priority. If we love God withall our hearts, souls, minds, and strength, then we wont allow other things to crowd in. Our love for God is manifested by loving people (Mark 12:31), but we do not love the things of the world. Earth has nothing I desire besides you (Psalm 73:25). We cannot love this present world and God at the same time (1 John 2:15); love for what the world offers can lead us astray (2 Timothy 4:10).
To love God is to desire Him, to yearn for His righteousness, His Word, and His grace. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God (Psalm 42:1). Once we have tasted and seen that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8), we want more of Him. If we love God, we will be like Mary of Bethany, who sat at the Lords feet listening to what he said (Luke 10:39). If we love God, the psalmists description of the Word of God will resonate within us: [it is] more precious than gold, than much pure gold; . . . sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb (Psalm 19:10).
Suppose a man is separated from his sweetheart and receives a letter from her. His first action will be to eagerly open the letter and pore over its contents. His love for his beloved will naturally cause him to love her correspondence with him. The same is true with our love for Gods Word. Because we love the Author, we love His message to us. We read it avidly and often, we hold it close, and we hide its words in our hearts.
Finally, to love God is to obey Him. Jesus tells us, If you love me you will obey what I command (John 14:15, 23; 15:10; 1 John 5:3). However, this is not a matter of merely following rules and registering good deeds. It is about having Gods love written indelibly on our hearts. We naturally wish to please those we love. When we love God, we will want to please Him and obey His commands eagerly. I delight to do your will (Psalm 40:8).

LET LOVE REIGN

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Why did our Maker created us with two hands? I think because he want us to exert the same force he hath for us; Love. He want us to carry each other hands and live peacefully therewith. And the bible verse added; ‘and now i will show you the most excellent way. …Love is patient, Love is kind, it doesn’t envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING,…It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres….[1 cor. 13:1-7, truncated]. And God himself initiated the Love first for the fallen Adam, ages of generations, through his son, for Christians, …. Always be move to affect other peoples’ live than yours. [1cor. 10:24, 33]. Jesus set the same example at the cross when he willingly law down his life that all may go in. [john 15:12,13]. LOVE NEVER FAILS, IF WE LIVE A LIFE VOID OF THIS UNIT, WE AMOUNT TO NOTHING.