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What's harder than writing a summary of one of Todd's messages (which happens every week)? Writing a summary of three sermons from Moses. Fortunately, others have: if you have eight minutes, this visual and audio summary of Deuteronomy by the Bible Project is excellent and worth your time.

Back in Deuteronomy 6, (and again in chapters 7, 10, twice in 11, 13, 23, and 30) Moses commands us to love God. Jesus, when asked, "Which is the great commandment in the Law?" (Matthew 22:36-40), replies with today's key verses (as well as another verse from Leviticus, but this isn't a summary of Leviticus). What then does it mean to love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your might?

All is a huge word. If that wasn't big enough, that modifier is attached to your heart, mind, soul, and strength—does that leave anything out? (Note: Jesus' words in the New Testament expand on the original text of "heart, soul, and strength.") These categories help in our own diagnostic, don't they? For some, one category might be easy to love God fully, while another category might be difficult. But strength in one area is no excuse of apathy in another. Let's find some Scripture on each:

• Heart: "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him." (2 Chronicles 16:9a)

• Mind: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2) 

• Soul: "As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul." (Psalm 63:5a, NET) 

• Strength: "Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified." (1 Corinthians 9:27, NET)

Lord, let our minds be overwhelmed by You. Let our souls be satisfied in You. Let our hearts rejoice in You. Let our hands be productive for Your Name's sake today.