Exodus 34:14 (KJV). For thou shalt worship no other God: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Mathew 22:37(KJV). Jesus said unto them, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
From the verses noted above; we can see that God does not want us putting anything or anyone before him. Why? Because he deserves all the glory. He is the creator of all things and all things were made to glorify him. So why do we worship things God has created for us to enjoy; rather than worshipping the creator himself? There are many things we put before God like assets, friends, husbands etc… But what we might not realize is many of us are putting our kids (what God created and blessed us with) before God (the creator). God has blessed us with many things and people in our lives, but he does not want us putting things or people before him. We are putting ourselves in a really bad position when we put people, including kids, on a pedestal.
Yes, we are to love our kids, parents, neighbors and husbands; but we are not suppose to set them higher than God. Let me put it this way. The only way we can truly love the people in our lives and have patience with them ( because they are not perfect), is to put God first. When we learn how to love God back, he will teach us how to love others. I’m not talking about the pretend love. Where you “love” someone today and hate them tomorrow.
I’m challenging everyone to love the Lord (he who is perfect love).
Help us in sharing the love of Jesus Christ. We need your support. Thank you and God bless.
