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of the first part, many haven't understood how important the second part is. Jesus did, however. When the Pharisees asked Him, "Which is the great commandment in the law?" He replied without hesitation: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets (Matthew 22:37–40). Later, during His last Passover meal with His disciples, Jesus put it even more personally. After announcing to them the New Covenant that was about to be ratified in His blood, He said, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another" (John 13:34-35). That's not a suggestion. It's a commandment. We're commanded to believe on Jesus and walk in Love. Both of those go together, and one doesn't work without the other because faith works by Love (Galatians 5:6). That's why every night I declare those verses aloud. After I get in bed, before I close my eyes, I say, "I love The LORD my God with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind and all my strength. And I love my neighbor as myself, fulfilling all the law and the prophets." Then, I quote John 13:34-35, and fall asleep. That's the routine The LORD put in my heart. I do it every night, wherever I am, all over the world. And it's one of the reasons I live in divine health. You Can Do It Why is walking in Love so vital? Because God IS Love! People often equate Him with power. But nowhere in the Bible does it say that God is power. No, He is Love and He uses His power on behalf of His family and anybody else who will receive it. I've seen Him do it time and again in my 56 years of ministry, even in seemingly impossible situations. Take for instance the time I was called in to minister to a man who was suffering from gangrene as a result of diabetes. His condition was so bad it looked like the doctors would have to cut off his leg to save his life. As I stood at the foot of his bed praying in the spirit and listening to The LORD on the inside of me, He said, Touch him on the toe. When I touched his toe and said, "In the Name of Jesus," the man growled at me. So, I cast that devil out of him, and he was healed. Another time, a few years ago at the Southwest Believers' Convention, sitting at the front near where I was standing, there was a woman in a wheelchair and wearing dark glasses. "May I do to you what Jesus did B V O V : 7 B V O V : 7 "Before I close my eyes, I say, 'I love The LORD my God with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind and all my strength. And I love my neighbor as myself, fulfilling all the law and the prophets.' Then, I quote John 13:34-35, and fall asleep.... I do it every night, wherever I am, all over the world."

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