How Much We Love God

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What’s the measuring stick? 

Growing up, I heard there were three possibilities – 

  • loving God & people well (saints in Heaven),
  • loving God well and people poorly (what “good” Christians do), 
  • or loving people well and God poorly (what country/Kentucky people do).
But lately, reading the OT prophets with The Bible Recap, I’m noticing different ideas….
* Micah - God’s judgement coming because people are being cruel/hateful to each other 
* Isaiah - Lost people and Satan are alike in their pride, anger, & selfish/hateful behavior. God and His children are alike in humility, love, & trust.

If you love God, then you’ll love people. 
If you don’t love people, then you don’t love God. 
It’s as simple as that.

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