Pillar of Faith

Summary

What God most wants from humanity is love. It is easy to think that God is more interested in other things: time, money, effort, will, submission, and so forth. But what God really wants from humanity is love. When people really love the LORD with all the heart, soul, and mind, then all else is freely given to the LORD. If one starts by giving to God all the rest – money, time, effort, will, and so forth – without giving God love, then all is wasted and perhaps, all is lost. “Israel’s obedience was not to spring from a barren legalism based on necessity and duty. It was to arise from a relationship based on love.” (Thompson)