You know what is really interesting about the Ten Commandments, is that it is all reciprocal. I think it’s generally understood that the last six commandments are reciprocal in nature, if I don’t harm you, you won’t harm me.
What isn’t understood as well is that the first four are also reciprocal. When God makes time for me, He really is making time for me. I am a priority to Him. When God does deal with me, He really is dealing with me. He’s not using some substitute that represents me. God takes me seriously and my concerns, as silly as they may objectively be, are also treated seriously. When I am willing to spend time with God, He is willing to spend time with me.
What isn’t understood as well is that the first four are also reciprocal. When God makes time for me, He really is making time for me. I am a priority to Him. When God does deal with me, He really is dealing with me. He’s not using some substitute that represents me. God takes me seriously and my concerns, as silly as they may objectively be, are also treated seriously. When I am willing to spend time with God, He is willing to spend time with me.
Yah'shua gave us the "Cliff Notes" in Mark's notes from Peter:
Mark 12:30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, Mark 12:31 "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'[Lev. 19:18] Mark 12:32 Mark 12:33 AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH Mark 12:34 When Jesus (Yah'shua) saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, You are right.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Mark 12:29 Jesus( Yah'shua ) answered, "The foremost is,
'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD;
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'
[Deut. 6:4,5]
There is no other commandment greater than these."
that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM;
ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH,
AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF,
is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
"You are not far from the kingdom of God."