Jesus was asked this question once. He answered by quoting part of Deuteronomy; Chapter 6:4-5
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. "
But notice what comes after that verse, let's keep reading...
"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." Deut 6:6-9 (NIV)
Basically we are to be saturated with the Word of God. There is a direct connection here between loving the Lord and knowing and obeying his word. If you think of love as a feeling, this is hard to see. It seems almost cold.
But if you think of love as how it is described here, as an action, then it is pretty clear that the Word of God will help us know God, and therefor love him with everything that is in us.
Increasing our time spent in the Word of God, talking about it, thinking about it, praying it, singing it, can greatly increase our knowledge and love for the Lord.
