Is Love Still the Greatest Commandment—or Just a Christian Slogan Now?
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We talk about love constantly in Christian circles. Love God. Love others. But when real life gets messy—or when ministry becomes mechanical—does love still guide our actions, or has it quietly become a slogan we wear but no longer live?
Jesus said the greatest commandment was to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and the second is like it: love your neighbor as yourself. Sounds simple. But if we’re honest, it’s far easier to perform than to truly love. Some of us have served in churches, led ministries, even sacrificed family time—all while missing the very heart of God.
The difference isn’t always in what we do—but why we do it.
Is your spiritual life driven by deep affection for God, or are you stuck in a routine of religious activity? Have past wounds or burnout made love harder to live out authentically? Have you unintentionally traded intimacy for image?
How do we return to love as the source of our obedience?
Where have you seen love distorted into performance—or forgotten entirely?
Have we as a Church lost sight of our First Love?
“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first.” (Revelation 2:4)
Take a moment to reflect with this devotional: