Showing Our Love

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."  I John 5:3.  God has a standard by which our love for Him is shown.  Love for God is a commitment to His will.  His commandments are for our well being, both in this life and in the eternal life to come.  We do not love God in word only, but we love Him by doing as He asks.  And the commandments which He has delivered unto us are not too difficult to keep.  God has not placed upon us a great burden that is beyond our strength, but rather, God has given commandments that we can and must obey.  Our obedience to His will is the demonstration of our love for Him.  This obedience also helps us.  It fills our life with joy and purpose.  Through obedience unto God, we know peace and contentment.  We are able to live with assurance and hope.  The commandments that we are to keep are God's commandments, not man's commandments.  We must not hear the voice of men, but rather, we must hear the voice of God.  Man's commandments change and vary because they come from the mind of feeling and opinion.  God's commandments are firmly set and forever established.  Love God by keeping the law that can be kept.