Who do you love?

Who or what do you love most? It's an interesting question that needs to be asked even of ourselves. You see, who we love most determines who we are and what sort of person we become. If our number one love in life is a sport say football or soccer, then that tells me that are devoted to that and nothing will come in the way of our love for that. You can usually tell what sort of character a person is just by knowing who or what it is they love most. The bible says that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Therefore when all a person talks about is their love for football or soccer, that gives you an indication as to who it is they love most and who they are devoted to most.

Jesus himself said that a man cannot serve two masters for he will hold to the one and dispise the other. We cannot serve both God and money. For many in the world today the love of money has been the focus, we are bombarded with messages on tv such as "You need more money" and get rich quick schemes. The pursuit of money has caused much pain and suffering, just look at the damage gambling does to peoples lives.

The bibles says that the love of money is the root of all evil. We can see how true this is, people will do almost anything to get their hands on money. Money itself is not evil, but having a love for money is the root of all evil. Money is a valuable tool & resource and requires great respect. Money must be placed in the hands of a person with the wisdom to know its worth and how to invest it wisely.

In the book of Proverbs, King Solomon the wisest man to have ever lived requested the following from God, 'Give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny thy and say who is the Lord, or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of my God in vain". God has provided for all our needs, He will never let us down because He is faithful and He will provide. We only need to trust Him. It's funny how people are willing to gamble away their life savings on the roll of a dice in order to have more money, than to put their trust in the Lord who is the sustainer and provider of life.

Are you going through financial difficulties? Many of us are, in fact it would seem prices are going up around the world, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. No matter how bad things get, just remember that God is still in control and He knows your every need, He will never let you down, you can count on His unfailing love and faithfulness to do what is right. We can see the faithfulness of God, He brings the sun up every morning, not once has He decided not to do so, no matter how bad the world might be, God is still faithful to us.

There are many things in life that we as humans have no control over, problems are sure to come but we can rest assure knowing that the God of the universe is still in control. The bible says "He is the same yesterday, today and forever" Hebrews 13:8.

In light of what you have just read, I pose my question to you once again, "Who do you love?" There is only one person who must take first place in our hearts, The Lord Jesus Christ. He alone is worthy. You see in order to get our lives right with God and man, we must put God first in our lives, that means that no other person or thing can take His place.

I always say that our relationship with others is always dependant upon our relationship with God, if we can't have a right relationship with God, what makes us think we are going to be able to have a right relationship with other people. Only God can meet and satisfy all our needs.

Even in the Garden of Eden when God created Adam, the Lord said that it's not good for man to be alone. For this reason, God created the women Eve. This shows how God not only wants us to be in relationship with Him, but he has provided for our needs and shows that He is not selfish.

If you have forsaken your first love for God, heed to God's word to "return to your first love". Keep Him first place and when times of testing come, you can count on the Lord to see you through, He will never leave you when times get tough, He sticks closer to you than a brother.

God Bless,

RisenTruth Ministries
http://www.risentruth.org