How do you demonstrate you really love God?
That might seem hard to answer since the whole topic of love has a mystical aspect to it.
Yet Jesus revealed there's a concrete way to show you love God when He said:
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments" (Jn.14:15).
Take this to heart, my friend...
It's easy to assume there's a love for God if somebody speaks well of Him, or has warm feelings about Him...
But Jesus gives the indispensable indicator...
We love God by doing what He says.
This means there remains a place for God's commands and laws in our lives -- even in this age of grace.
In fact, God's laws are necessary...
Because in obeying them we show we love and trust Him as His covenant people in the specifics that concern us every day.
Take note too...
Though obeying God doesn't get a lot of encouragement these days, it's part of fulfilling the dominion mandate...
... because living in His kingdom involves knowing how to bring to bear both law and love in the circumstances we face.
"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome" (1 Jn.5:3)