Wednesday, June 7, 2023

YOU ARE=NOT FAR FROM GOD

 

COLONOSCOPY=early AM=6-8-2023

REQUESTING PRAYERS=all is well=just STAYING CLOSE TO GOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT FAR FROM GOD!

(You Are)

 

As Jesus ENTERED Jerusalem=

His enemies=had a lot

OF QUESTIONS=to test him

 

What is your AUTHORITY?

Should we PAY TAXES to Caesar?=

Is there a RESURRECTION?=and this one

What is THE FIRST COMMANDMENT?

 

Jesus had the PERFECT ANSWER=

For every question=every one of them

And ANSWERED the resurrection question=

With his VERY OWN LIFE

 

“And no one DARED=

To ask him=any more questions”                                                                                        Mark 12:34

 

Jesus tells us=how to

Stay CLOSE to God=you are

NOT FAR FROM GOD!=if

 

You love God=with your

WHOLE heart and soul=and

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF!

 

“The most important one’=Answered Jesus

‘Is this=Hear O Israel=The Lord our God

The Lord is ONE=

 

‘LOVE the Lord your God

With all your heart=and with all your soul

And with all your mind=and with all your strength’

 

“The second is this=

‘LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR=as yourself

There is NO COMMANDMENT=greater than these’”                                                                     Mark 12:29-31

 

So dear friends=REMEMBER THIS

It all boils down to LOVE

According to Jesus

 

IF you love God=if you love

YOUR NEIGHBOR=as much as yourself=you are

NOT FAR FROM GOD!

Jesus tells us=exactly that too=

 

“WHEN Jesus saw that=

He had answered wisely=He

Said to him=

‘You are=NOT FAR

From the Kingdom of God’

 

And from then on=NO ONE DARED

Ask him any more questions”                                                                                            Mark 12:34

 

So WHEREVER you are

IN THIS LIFE=whatever problems

AND QUESTIONS=you are facing

 

Turn to loving God

TURN to loving others

 

Jesus gave us=ALL THE ANSWERS

And they are all=

WRAPPED UP IN LOVE

 

We are=NOT FAR FROM GOD!

When we are loving him=and

Loving our neighbor=all the

ANSWERS ARE IN LOVE!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our FOREVER LIVING=FOREVER LOVING=Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-23-2023

 

 

Ps         INSPIRED=by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Miguel Dulick

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