Good morning!
I hope everyone is doing well and Happy New Year! I wanted to hop on here today and write something that has been on my heart for the last few days. I have been thinking about the Shema prayer and as I was studying the prayer, the Lord revealed some important concepts that I would like to share with you today. Before we begin, I hope you have your cup of coffee or tea with you. I am drinking a salted caramel latte that is absolutely delicious! Let's begin!
Firstly, what does the word shema mean? It simply means, "listen". It's called the listen or listening prayer. Shema Yisrael, Adonai, eloheinu, Adonai echad. This prayer is found in the book of Deuteronomy chapter 4: 4-7. It goes like this, "Hear oh Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And the Lord goes into where to place His commandments, to think about them as you walk out of your home, to think about them when you wake up and before you go to sleep. Why did the Lord command this? It's a way of showing our love for Him. He wants us to listen as we read and hear His commandments. Jesus said in John chapter 14:15, "If you love Me, keep My commandments." This simply means do them, do not be headstrong like a mule who has no understanding.
The questions are, are we listening and do we love Him? Do we honestly love Him, are we really listening to Him? If we say we love Him, then we are to try to live and obey His commandments. Why, because we are to love Him and we are to serve Him with our lives as a living sacrifice. So, friends, rejoice that the Lord calls us to obey His commandments and that if we truly love Him, we will do as He says to do. May the Lord bless you and keep you. Until next time, shalom!
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