Love's Law Of...(First things First)

While the layout of each lesson-book may varythe requirement and result are universal becausewe reap what we sowand God is not mocked! Gal.6:7 I've been on a stretch of demanding days andhalf-sleep nights. During the night, last nightthe electricity must have blinked off and since I don'thave a battery back-up in my alarm clockand since I had the blind and room-darkening curtains pulledand since I had a sound sleep last night, I was appalled whenI looked at my phone and it was... 8:48?!! 😭😬The tempter was there instantly with 'you over-slept!no time for devotions today! you must hurry! hurry!"What a most terrible way, (I have learned from experience)to hurry, hurry into the day without first thanking and praising God for his mercies renewed,and then lifting up our 'broken' to Him, our sick, sorrowing and lost loved ones.Then drinking from the wellspring of His word to have our spirit refreshed and strengthenedbecause the flesh is weak and prone to fall prey to what it sees... Circumstance changes constantly...Last night, snow and ice-ensconced world... This morning, sunshine drenched world beneath rising temps! Tis an art the heart must master for life's story to be sweetSuccess can lead to disaster if we do not learn its creedWhere the spirit oft is willing but the wanting flesh is weakWhere sight oft seems more fulfilling than ‘faith as a mustard seed’ Tis a test the best of scholars and teachers cannot evadeNor the tribe that wears blue collars nor miners, nor astronautsIn the end we all will answer for the choices we have madeBe it maestro, merchant, dancer, five-star chef, scrubber of pots Tis a law of awe and wonder, impossible to detailWhere wellsprings of blessing thunder from each breath no longer cursedIt will enrich dream and duty, a rubric that will not failAs we marvel at the beauty of love’s law of First things first © Janet MartinOne day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Read Jesus answer ...v.30-37 Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. Heb.13:8 ...leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Matt. 5:24