It's one thing to know the rules of the road. It's another to follow them. The kids sometimes point out that I'm not obeying the posted speed limit on the freeway. I know what the rules are, but do I follow them 100% of the time? I do not.
Here, we have a lawyer approaching Jesus. He has all the head knowledge he will ever need. He comes to Jesus with a simple question about eternal life. Jesus asks him a basic question, and when the lawyer answers correctly, Jesus tells him so, and the adds a command. Go and do. It's not enough just to know, but the lawyer, and all of us, have to go out and follow the law of God. We're called to love the Lord with all our hearts and soul and strength and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. I agree with the pastor who said that one of our biggest sins is that we don't love God enough -- we love other things more. Each of us has something different, but the takeaway is that we don't make time to fall in love with God every day. We wake up in the morning and busy ourselves, and the rest of the day often rushes onward from there. Are we falling in love with God? If we can start there, God will show us how to love one another. I believe that.
It's one thing to know. It's another to do. May we pray for the courage and wisdom to obey.
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