The Greatest Commandment

Apostle Grace Lubega

Matthew 22:37-38 (KJV); 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. This is the first and great commandment. 

There is a place in the walk of salvation where one desires the presence of God because it is a good thing to be desired; more like a young child who despite having had a heavy meal still gets excited when offered candy.

This child doesn’t want candy because she is hungry. She wants candy because candy is a wonderful thing to be had.

But there is a place in God where one’s desire for God is not merely a good thing to have in your collection of Christian attributes, for people to say, “Oh that sister loves God.”

There is a place in God where your desire for Him is what is keeping you alive; a place where walking with Him is your lifeblood; where His presence is indeed the air that you breathe. It is not just a song you sing, “this is the air I breathe” but a consistent reality of your existence on the earth.

In this place, your desire for the presence is His desire for it in you. It is not you hungering for Him but Him in you hungering.

God wants to draw you to this place in Him, that indeed, your entire soul, heart and mind are consumed by this desire. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 42:1-2, Psalms 63:1-2

GOLDEN NUGGET:
There is a place in God where your desire for Him is what is keeping you alive; a place where walking with Him is your lifeblood; where His presence is indeed the air that you breathe. It is not just a song you sing, “this is the air I breathe” but a consistent reality of your existence on the earth.

PRAYER: My God, I thank you for this Word. Thank you because your desires are my desires. I am hungry for your presence Lord in every place that I am. I am conscious that you are always with me and I open my spirit to this reality daily. Thank you because your presence in my life multiplies every day as I yield to the understanding that I am consistently with you and in you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.