Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 22:37-40
by: Kristin Camenga.
The Message paraphrase calls these two greatest commandments listed by Jesus “pegs” on which all God’s Law and the Prophets hang. What are the “pegs” in your life? Are all your “passion and prayer and intelligence” (MSG) committed to loving God? Or is something else your priority—like your family, your job, your church, or a favorite hobby? Do you love others as well as you love yourself? Or do you put your own needs first and leave others a distant second? Father, help us to make these two commands central in our lives.