Bible Verse of The Day – 4-17-20

Revelation 3:16 (NKJV) 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

Over the years, as I have read from Genesis through Revelation, I have noticed two very prominent themes that God consistently shows us.

The most obvious is His love for humanity. The fact that He loves us despite our flaws and shortcomings is amazing beyond words.

The other is that He desires us to love Him back, more than anything else in life. He wants us to put Him first, above everything. And that’s what we will talk about today.

Way back when Moses spent time on the mountain with God, and he came down with the Ten Commandments in his hands, we were told that we should put nothing before Him.

Exodus 20:3 (NKJV) 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.

Later, in Deuteronomy chapter 6, we are told that we are to love God with everything in us.

Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Later, when confronted by the Pharisees, who asked Him what the greatest commandment was, Jesus reiterated the fact that we should love God with everything in us.

Matthew 22:37 (NKJV) 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Jesus also told us that we should seek the kingdom of God first, before anything else.

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Later, in the book of Romans, we are told that we should present our bodies as a living sacrifice, again reinforcing the fact that God wants us to put Him first in everything.

Romans 12:1 (NKJV) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

So, just a gentle reminder today that if we are not putting God first, above everything and everyone else, this would be a good time to adjust our priorities to make sure we’re doing what we need to do to accomplish that.

After all, consider what our lives might be like if we were without Him.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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