The post of Michael Mahoney the apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ


 No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. (Mat 6:24)

Jesus made it clear we can't have it both ways. If we are going to have God in the center of our lives, nothing or no one can share that unique position with him.

Jesus Our First Love

Similar to the devotion to Jesus Christ mentioned there is having Jesus as our first love. In fact, if you are walking in a right manner with God, you must have the Lord Jesus as your first love now. If not, this is a very serious offense before the Lord himself, as he mentioned:

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (Rev 2:5)

The ones addressed had fallen away from having Jesus as their first love. Their devotion to Jesus was less than acceptable. Jesus knew their present state and told them to repent. It was their choice to do that or have their lampstand removed from its place.

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