JOURNAL/THE FIRST COMMANDMENT

JOURNAL/THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT




“YOU shall LOVE the Lord-your God-with ALL your heart-with ALL your soul-and with all your mind-This is the GREATEST and FIRST commandment” Matthew 22:27-38


I THINK this might be the hardest thing to do out of ALL of GOD'S LAWS-it is NOT EASY to ALWAYS keep God first and fore most in our mind-yet that is WHAT we are called on to do-The ONLY WAY that we can do this is IF WE are living IN THE SPIRIT-for the HOLY SPIRIT makes all things possible


The Holy Spirit NEVER QUITS on any of us and HELPS to make the impossible-POSSIBLE-it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a GREAT DAY to LOVE GOD more deeply and KEEP him first in our hearts-minds-and souls




















THE FIRST COMMANDMENT




I think
OUT OF all the commandments
The one that is MOST DIFFICULT
To keep
IS the first one:


“LOVE the Lord your God with ALL your heart and
With all your soul and with all your mind-
THIS is the FIRST and GREATEST commandment” Matthew 22:38


In other words-YOU shall NOT put anything or anyone
ABOVE GOD
NOT quite so easy


BECAUSE it is SO EASY
To get caught up in your life
And put other things ABOVE God
Without even realizing
We are doing it


We get caught up
In our career
Our hobbies
OUR favorite sports
Admire and idolize certain people


We KNOCK God
Out of first place
Without even knowing it


But when everything
And everyone else
Desert us
The PERSON
That we run back to
IS GOD


And he is always waiting
For us-WITH OPEN ARMS
BECAUSE he loves us UNCONDITIONALLY


AGREAT EXAMPLE to remember
In the bible
Is that when Daniel and his friends
Are told to
Bow down before the king


They respond:
“We will NOT SERVE
Your god or worship
The golden statue........” Deuteronomy 3:18


WHEN they remained steadfast
He ordered them thrown
Into the fiery furnace


To the king's dismay
The flames did not
Harm them
Because they were
WALKING WITH GOD


So the king
Set them free


So when temptation
Comes to us
In this life
And it will


Ask yourself
WHICH God
you will serve


KEEP GOD first
In your life


And you will
Walk away unscathed
Just like Daniel
And his friends


And while you
Will still die physically
Someday


You will NEVER experience
THE SECOND DEATH
The death of the soul


YOU will live again


KEEP GOD FIRST
IN YOUR LIFE




Robert P. Wallman
April 11^th, 2014







10-26-14