Know Him and Make Him Known - Love Jesus with Everything

What does it truly mean to love God? Not just in words or occasional feelings, but with everything we are? This message takes us deep into one of the most familiar yet most misunderstood commands in all of Scripture. Drawing from Matthew 22, where Jesus quotes the ancient Hebrew Shema, we discover that loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength is far richer than our modern understanding of love allows. In Hebrew thought, the heart is not merely the seat of emotion but of will, intention, and moral decision. The soul represents every compartment of life, and strength encompasses our resources and everything we possess. When we begin to grasp the full weight of what Jesus is calling us into, we realize this is not a casual invitation. It is a total surrender. And here is the profound shift that changes everything: this kind of love is not a feeling we wait for. It is a daily choice we make. The message challenges us to examine what we actually think about when our minds are free, what we spend time on when no one is requiring anything of us, and what we would find hardest to surrender. These questions are not meant to condemn but to illuminate, because when we honestly answer them, we discover where our hearts truly live. The call is not to perfection but to pressing in, day after day, choosing him above all else.