God First
Pastor Jerry Wilhite, author
It is time to make a decision. Either you are for or not for God. This may sound harsh and like we are judging or coming down on some. But it is just the truth; you are either for or against God.And if you are for then God has to be first in your life, first over spouse, parents even children. With God first all the rest will be blessed.
Matthew 22
37. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38. This is the first and great comandment.
To have God first we must dedicate time daily to God, not just reading His word and praying, but listening.
Matthew 15
3. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the comandment of God by your tradition?
4. For God comanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6. And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the comandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the comandments of men.
Jesus said it best, when we learn from man, we learn of man, the only way to learn of and about God is from God, not just His word, but via His spirit. All the rest is tradition, and tradition can lead us from God.
John 14
26. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.God should be first because He said it, but also with anything else before God in your life will open a hole for Satan to enter. And that will eventually cause you to fall away.
Other verses that you need to read are:1. John 15:26
2. Romans 8:16
3. I John 2:20-27
4. I John 4:1-3
5. 1 Corinthians 1:24
6. 1 Corinthians 1:11-13
7. Hosea 4:6 (Revelations 1:6)
A study does not have to be long to be effective.
For those who really want to grow, and to know God, read this next paragraph.
After reading (if you have not read all of the above scriptures stop now and do so) all of the above scripture you should understand that you are suppose to actually hear from God. Actually hear His voice, and to know it is God.
1. Dedicate time daily to hear from God.
2. Find a place that is free of any distractions and is quite.
3. Ask God to help you hear His voice. And daily sit and listen to and for the voice of God.
You must do this daily for atleast 30 minutes a day, not missing any days for any reason. Then sit and listen until you hear, and then ask what you read in I John 4:1-3 to verify it is God and not Satan you are hearing from. And all that is left then is to continue until you hear God's voice constant in your life.
How long does it take to hear from God?
The average is about 2 months, some hear in days and others take longer. How long should not be important, the only thing that should be impotant is doing it and not stopping for any reason. It is worth the time, imagine hearing from God and all doubt about God and salvation disappearing forever.
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