No Greater Blessing

November 27

In Ecclesiastes 12:13, Solomon, the wisest mere mortal who ever lived said, “Fear (reverence) God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” In Matthew 22:38 and 39, Jesus said that the two greatest commandments are to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Do we? To what degree do we see the evidence of man’s adherence to these admonitions?

The outcome of following these Biblical imperatives is essentially, twofold. If we follow the Word in this regard we shall have wonderful relationships in life. We will, firstly, “esteem others above ourselves,” as Paul admonished the Philippians in Chapter 2, verse 3, and we will abound in love.

Further, beyond the brief span of time that is allotted to us in this tabernacle of flesh, we shall, because we embrace Jesus as our Savior and allow His Word to govern us, be co heirs with Him of the unimaginable eternal glory that God has prepared for those who love Him (I Corinthians 2:9).

Like Enoch, a devout man who loved God in the midst of perversity, we shall, “…walk with God” (through life) and slip into eternity with Him at the close of our days (Genesis 5:22-24).

There is no greater blessing than to reverence God and to take Him at His word by placing our hand into that of Jesus and allowing Him to love others through us as He leads us through the years of life’s journey—all the way to our eternal home.