June 25, 2009
“Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve-got!” Deut. 6:5 The Message
Is your Life-direction clear today …?
God is looking for “all you’ve got”. Your first breath of this day is imprinted with Life-direction. You are to love God … not halfway … not with a partial heart … not out of forced obligation. It was no different 1000 .. 2000 … 3000 … 4000 years ago. A whole nation was called to love God. They didn’t choose Him … He chose them. You didn’t choose God first. He chose you. And God has never overlooked one day of your life. He has never been disinterested in your day to day life. And even today: God is keeping his “covenant of loyal love” in place over and in your life. But there is more to loving God today. He wants to love you … that means to put your-life first. He wants to bless you … He designed you to be a blessing. And this will make your lives just that .. a blessing. A blessing comforts .. gives hope .. brings healing .. renews the real you .. restores trust .. and restores past places used to store up hurts and unresolved areas. And all of this begins by you taking the time to love God and seek to be a “blesser” in the world you live in… It only takes a moment …
“And this is what will happen: When you, on your part, will obey these directives, keeping and following them, Go, on his part, will keep the covenant of loyal love that he made with our ancestor: He will love you, He will bless you, He will increase you.” Deut. 7:12-13 The Message
Ken Chester: Grace-Gripped is sent M-F to Christ Followers and friends of Priority One.(ken@priorityone.org). Shalom !!!
