Matthew 22 is filled with the teachers of the law asking Jesus questions to try and trick Him and get Him to say something that they could use against Him.  They ask about marriage, taxes, and the law.  Let’s look together at the last two questions and Jesus’ reply to them. 

Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied. 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says, 44 “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ 45 If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” 46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

I love that Jesus finishes by asking them a question and telling them that their answer is wrong.  Something tells me that He laughed with the disciples about that one for quite some time.  In the midst of these questions we learn some important truths.  Perhaps the Great Commandment being the most important.  Jesus takes the entirety of the law and sums it up to loving God and loving people.  I know we talk about that a lot but how often do we truly think about it and allow love to be the driving force in our lives.  What if we began to run all of our actions through a filter of asking if that is the most loving thing we can do.  What if we really strove to love our enemies?  Imagine if we truly loved God with ALL of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.  I pray that God would give us the strength to more and more be a people who lived and loved this way.