When God gives a command, he's not trying to spoil our fun.

He's not, as some would say, a cosmic killjoy.

Note, when God delivers a mandate, he's actually drawing us into a loving relationship with

him.

Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall presents another message in the series called

Growing Deep in the Christian Life.

In the event that you missed any portion of Friday's program, we'll begin with helpful highlights.

In this study, Chuck reminds us that God longs to cultivate healthy relationships with his

children.

He titled his message, Loving God, Our Ultimate Response.

Talked away in the fifth book of the Bible is a wonderful statement and a wonderful command.

I want you to see both statement and command together in Deuteronomy 6, verses 4 and 5.

Here, O Israel, the Lord is our God.

The Lord is one, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all

your soul and with all your might.

These words which I am commanding you today shall be on your heart.

But don't stop there.

Don't just leave them on your heart.

You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your

house and when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up, you shall

bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as fruttles on your forehead and you

shall write them, if you can believe this, you shall write these words on the doorposts

...