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The Determining Factor

May 12, 2007 at 7:00 am | In Awake My Heart, Serving the Lord |

Lovest thou Me? . . . Feed My sheep . . . Follow Me. ~ John 21:15, 17, 19

Over the last couple days, we have learned the three basic tenants of serving the Lord. Let us return back to the first today in which we are to love Christ. It comes first and rightfully so, for when we are in line with our love for Christ, all else seemingly falls into place.

Break through my nature, mighty, heavenly love;
Clear every avenue of thought and brain.
Flood my affections, purify my will; Let nothing but Thine own pure life remain.

Thus, wholly mastered, and by Thee possessed
Forth from my life, spontaneous and free,
Shall flow a stream of tenderness and grace,
Loving becuase thy love now lives in me.
~ J. Sidlow Baxter

Today, my prayer for you and I is that we will focus and meditate on number one.