"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt 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."
Matthew 22:37-38
Back to basics today, and what could be more basic than the first, and great, commandment. I think sometimes we have a tendency to gloss over this one as though it were understood, but I don't think it really is. The idea of putting the love of God first, and loving him with all that we are... I don't think we're there yet, and always a good reminder.
Today, let's remember the very first thing, before we get down into the weeds of other committments and questions. Let's love the Lord... pray to him, learn more about him, listen to him, obey him... everything we can do to learn more about him and love him more. That central focus will make everything else more clear, and getting that priority straight will help us more with other priorities than focusing singly on them individually would. Absolutely everything is better when God is first. Let's take the time to reset our priorities today and make sure God isn't slipping to the bottom, or off, our list of important things when he should be in front of, and part of, all of them.
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