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Be Still, I Love You

Be still, and know that I am God... * God is Love. * Therefore to know God, one must know His love. So to be still and know him is to know His love. Why is it so important that we know the love of God? That God wants to reveal himself, his love to us? Paul prays, not just that, he falls on his knees to the Father praying that we may " have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. *   Paul really, really wants us to get this, to know the love of Christ, so that we may be filled to the fullness of God. * If you love me keep my Commandments. * What does this scripture mean? that love is tied directly to obedience or obedience is tied directly to love. Jesus goes on to say, " the one having my commandments and keeping them exists the one loving me. Now, the one loving me is loved by my Father and loving him and revealing myself to him. " *  How do you love Jesus? have and keep his commands. The one...