Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” John 14:15 He said, “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.” Jesus also taught: “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.