First Love to Christ

 

The priority of ‘First love’

All the Bible study, all the Christian service, all the sanctity of holy living is in vain without ‘First love.’  It is a  love above all others for Jesus Christ the Lord – first in time, first in priority, first in every way.

         The greatest commandment “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all your heart……………….”  This command takes on greater meaning since God the Father has been revealed in His Son.

    Now we love Him because He first loved us, and the song of heaven is – “unto Him who loved us and has redeemed us to God by thy blood”  (Revelation 5)

This priority of love for Christ, puts all other loves into perspective.

The poet put it well:-

 

         Lord Jesus I love Thee

         I know thou art mine

         My Rock and my Fortress

         My Surety Divine

 

My gracious redeemer

         My song shall be now

         Tis Thou who art worthy

         Lord Jesus tis Thou

 

Anything more important than Him is an idol!

 

To know Him ( through the Bible  and the experiences of life) is to love  Him (pure , worshiping love), with all our heart.

-        1  Worship

o   2  Adoration

§  Surrender

·      Service

Reference  :   Revelation chapter 2