Have you told God lately that you love Him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At our Men\u2019s Breakfast recently we\ufeff started talking about \u2018strange times\u2019 <\/strong>and how some of us were not feeling very spiritual (in the absence of church and communion). Others were reviewing their values\/priorities (i.e. family as top priority).<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was suggested that our current situation could be a prolonged season of Lent<\/strong> (associated with fasting \/ focus on God) during which we should consider treating God with respect for who He is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first Commandment calls us to Love God and that lead us into reflecting on how often we vocalise the words \u201cDear God, I love you\u201d; <\/strong>the emphasis often being the other way around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Saying \u201cI love you\u201d to God may feel strange, however John 17:3 emphasises a \u2018knowledge’ of God where such knowledge is not an intellectual concept but is a deeply intimate relationship<\/strong> (akin to Genesis 4:1 – Adam knew <\/strong>Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that overview one of the guys shared that he found the song \u201cHave I told you lately that I love you?\u201d helpful in realising that he needed to actually start saying \u2018I love you\u2019 to God <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, Rod Stewart famously sung the song with just that title: \u201cHave I told you lately, \u2026that I love you!\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 which could be a helpful reminder to us to verbalise the words \u201cI love you”<\/strong> to GOD. You can find the song and lyrics here https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vQUQcAzAi3k<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fundamentally, in Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus commands us to love God:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo by Emmanuel Phaeton<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n