First Things

ALL – Psalm 27:7-14
ALL – Proverbs 6:27-35
OT – Exodus 17:8-19:15
NT – Matthew 22:34-23:12

What is the first principle by which you live your life? No fear? Just do it? Carpe Diem? Many of us try to find a theme for our lives, a goal towards which we drive ourselves, by which we motivate ourselves, according to which we make our decisions and guide our actions. This We’ll Defend. Paratus et Potens. Above All. Semper Fideles. First Things are cohesive, clarifying, purposeful, powerful.

What is your all-important first principle, the First Thing in your life?

If you’re a Christian, the answer should be simple: Love God.

Jesus replied, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. The second most important is similar: ‘Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.’ ” – Matthew 22:37-39

So, brothers and sisters, how are we doing? Can we calibrate ourselves, by God’s grace, to the first principle Jesus taught us—and to the second, too?

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