“Love Language Of The LORD” | Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Short Sermon

First streamed on 12.31.22 during the Alpha Baptist Church 2022 Watch Night Service (“Hide The Word In Your Heart!”). First posted on 1.7.22.

This is an abbreviated version of a previous study (“The Greatest Command: Love the LORD (Be Devotional, Daily))” and longer sermon (“Be About The LORD’s Business: Listen, Love, Convey (LLC)”) on Deuteronomy 6:4-9.

Introduction

Doesn’t it feel good to be loved by the Lord? Anybody here love Jesus? Anybody worship and adore Him? Anybody just want to tell Him, “Lord, I love you more than anything”?

Well, if we love Him more than anything, we should love the LORD with everything.

And we ought to love the Lord, the way He wants to be loved. You know, we can rightly say we love someone, but express that love in the wrong way.

Did you know that cats will sometimes express their love to their owners by bringing them a little gift? They will drop a dead rat in your lap… and be like: “Here’s a free meal – it’s on the mouse!”

Now, I don’t know if anyone is starting a fat-free diet for the New Year, but I’m always on a rat-free diet. I doubt any of us would accept a cat’s prey as a present.

They would be expressing their love in the wrong way; as it’s been said, they wouldn’t be speaking our love language.

Now, if you love a vegan, would you buy them a steak dinner? If you love an activist for animal rights, would you buy them a fur coat? If you love an Eagles fan, would you buy them a Cowboys jersey?

In most cases, we would not. For we would be expressing our love in ways that are not acceptable. We wouldn’t be speaking their love language.

Likewise, we can try to express our love to God in ways that are not acceptable. So, it’s wise to strive to speak His love language.

If we love the LORD, we should love the language of the LORD – and seek to speak the love language of the LORD.

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Conclusion

Brothers and sisters, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, the greatest commandment according to Christ (Mk 12:28-30), tells us to listen to and love the LORD – with wholehearted, obedient loyalty… not merely with emotion, but total devotion.

If we love Him more than anything, let’s love the LORD with everything.

Then, verses 6-9, describe how our inward allegiance to God should manifest itself in our lives outwardly.1 It describes how to speak the love language of the LORD – expressing love to Him in ways that are acceptable.

If we love the LORD, we should love the language of the LORD, and seek to speak the love language of the LORD.

May the LORD bless you and keep you.

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