July 11, 1994
Put God First
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Messenger: If I live to do what God wants, if I live to love God, this should be my measuring stick as to how I act.
Do I act to impress you? Who are you that I judge my actions by you? God is my Master. He is the King. It is He for whom I operate. I must always act out of the love of God. What does God want me to do? When I talk to you, I must operate to do the will of the Father. The end result is that I operate for love of God.
When I am talking to you about any matter, we are sharing the love of God that powers each of us. If you are in authority, you are in authority, but I still operate from the love of God within, to do His will and do my work. If you tell me not to do something, if you are my superior, I must obey you (unless you tell me to do something sinful) because God tells me to obey my superiors, but my actions are directed by His love and to please Him, not to please you and impress you.
People are changeable, God is consistent. We should operate for love of God. This is such freedom! I must be kind and loving as Christ is loving, I operate to do His will.
God, help me to always follow You. You are my God and I shall have no other gods.
SAY TO GOD:
My God, You are truly present in the Eucharist. You are the same Jesus that died on the cross. You are as present in the consecrated host as You were the day You died on Calvary. My precious God, help me to spread belief in Your true presence. Help me to always reverence You and never offend You when I receive You or touch the Sacred Host! You are truly Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Give us vision to live for the love of God, to put Him first in our lives, to not make other persons and things gods, but to realize You are God and treat all others with the love and respect they deserve as Your creation. Open our eyes, O Holy Spirit, so we can see where we are so blind, so we can know the truths that God wants to reveal to us.
Help me to live to put God first in my life and love my brothers as myself. You are God. To You I bow and give You praise. Who am I that God comes to me in the Eucharist and waits for me in the tabernacle? Who am I that God dwells in me in my heart? Oh, I love you so, my precious God.
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