Daily Meditation -  The Word of God
68th Issue 
"The Love in Totality, Spirituality and Practicality 
as Portrayed in the Bible"
By Patriarch John Williams
(Founder/President)

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I. THE GREATEST COMMANDMENTS:

1. Love God
2. Love one Another
3. Love others as you Love Yourselves
4. How can one Love God whom we do not see, if we cannot Love our Brother whom we see
5. Love is the Greatest Commandment

II. LOVING GOD IS:
1. Obeying Laws of God
2. Honoring God
3. Worshiping God
4. Praising God
5. Having Fellowship with God
6. Pleasing God
7. Serving God
8. Giving God
9. Making Sacrifices for God
10.Keeping Commandments of God
 
III. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND LOVE:
1. Do not Worship or Serve other Gods
2. Do not have any Graven Images
3. Do not Ignore and Violate the Laws of the Lord's Day (The Sabbath Day)
4. Do not Bear False Witness
5. Do not Murder/Kill
6. Do not Commit Adultery
7. Do not Fail to show Mercy to those who serve God
8. Do not Take God's name in Vain
9. Do not Fail to Honor thy Father and thy Mother
10. Do not Steal
11. Do not Covet thy Neighbors, House, Wife, Man Servants/ Maid Servants, OX or ASS, 
      anything that is thy Neighbors 
 
IV. WAR AND CRIME RATES ARE HIGH BECAUSE OF :
1. The Spirit of Covetousness
2. The Spirit of Murder
3. The Spirit of Stealing
4. The Spirit of Adultery
5. The Spirit of Un-forgiveness
6. The Spirit of Jealousy
7. The Spirit of Envy
8. The Spirit of Discontentment
9. The Spirit of Pride
10. The Spirit of Hatred
 
V. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LOVE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Love is Not Proud or Puffed up
2. Love Sacrifices
3. Love is Willing to Give all to the Poor
4. Love is Patient and Long Suffering
5. Love is Kind
6. Love is Pure
7. Love is Gentle
8. Love Does Not Envy
9. Love Does Not Vaunt Itself
10. Love Does Not Behave Unseemly
11. Love is Not Selfish
12. Love Does Not Think any Evil
13. Love Does Not Envy
14. Love Does Not Rejoice in Iniquity
15. Love Rejoices in Truth
16. Love Bears All Things
17. Love Believes All Things
18. Love Endures All Things
19. Love Hopes All Things
20. Love Never Fails
 
VI. THE LAWS OF LOVE
1. 'Sin' Violates the Law of Love
2. The 'Constitutions of Nations' Do not Uphold or Enforce
3. The Laws of Love
4. The Word 'Love' is not Given the True Spiritual Meaning in the World
 
VII. SOME SIGNIFICANT THINGS ABOUT LOVE:
1. Love can be Shown or Exercised only to God and Men
2. Love is an Act
3. Love is a Decision
4. Love is Obedience to God
5. Love Has No Logic
6. Love Has No Reason
7. Love is cannot be understood
8. Love is Immeasurable
9. Love is Limitless
10. Love is Doing Good to the Needy and the Poor
11. Love is Blessing Someone
12. Love is Caring for Someone in Need or Trouble
13. Love is God's Greatest Law
14. Love is Always Right  
15. Love cannot be Resisted
16. Love will Overcome or Prevail
17. Love is a Spiritual/God's Quality
18. Love is Poured into our Hearts
19. Love is a Capacity Given to all
20. Love is Obeying God
21. Love is Respecting Others
22. Love is the Deepest
23. Love is the Highest
24. Love is the Widest
25. Love is the Longest
26. Love is Indestructible
 
VIII. THE CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF LOVE:
1. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Evil
2. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Sins
3. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Crimes
4. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Wars
5. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Terrorism
6. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Hatred and Prejudices
7. Lack of Love is the Cause of All Misconduct
 
IX. SOME SPECIAL AND UNIQUE QUALITIES OF LOVE:
1. Love Encourages
2. Love Makes one Feel Good
3. Love Makes the Greatest Impact on Anyone
4. Love Cannot Be Resisted
5. Love Transforms
6. Love is Passionate
7. Love is Fragrant
8. Love is Very Precious
9. Love is Motivating
10. Love is Stimulating
11. Love is Fulfilling
12. Love is Satisfying
13. Love is Exciting
14. Love is Thrilling
15. Love is Refreshing
16. Love is Peaceful
17. Love is Joyful
18. Love is Pure
19. Love is Unadulterated
20. Love is Spiritual
21. Love is Moral
22. Love is God and God is of Love!!!
 
X. CONCLUSION
1. Man has been Created in the Image and Likeness of God
2. Man's Greatest Asset is His Capacity to Love and to be Loved!!!
3. Man's Happiness and Success is in His Love!!


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