Today I'm reminded of God's desire to be 1st.
1. He laid it out in the first of the 10 commandments: "Do not worship any other gods besides me.... for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any other god!" Exodus 20:3
2. Jesus spoke of it as the greatest of all commandments: "Love your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength..."
3. Isaiah wrote the words of God, "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else. I will not share my praise with carved idols." Isaiah 42:8
He will not give His Glory to anyone else, He will not share our affections with any other. He wants to be First, Supreme, Utmost, Above all others. He wants to be our Ultimate, our Greatest, our All. He wants to be the Highest, our Top, our Completion. He wants us to see Him as the Unmatched, the Unbeatable, and the Unstoppable. He wants to be our Obsession, our Fascination, our highest Passion.
He wants to be FIRST. First in our thoughts, in our time, in our finances, in our families, in our work places, in our speech, in our pursuits, in our goals, and in our dreams.
He will not take second place. He will not settle for shared affections. He will not be pleased with flawed sacrifices. He does not want to be a side-note in our lives. He wants the CENTER. He wants complete FOCUS. He wants to be in our SPOTLIGHT.
God wants to be our ONE and ONLY - nothing less. Simply first.
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I was listening to HIS Radio on Wednesday and this subject was brought up. A man was telling a Pastor that he lived his life by the 10 Commandments...only to realize he couldn't remember the 1st Commandment. This was a life changing moment for this man. He had been leading a double life and this simple question helped him to face the truth about himself.
Thank God for His Mercy, His Love, and His Grace. And may we all remember to be truthful with ourselves and not let anything pull us away from putting God 1st place in our life each and everyday!
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