First and Foremost

The Birth of Jesus

…But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you shall give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:…

Matt.1:20-22

(The Title Page in this video has an error: it should say Matt Mayer instead of Matt Redman)

To He who lends dawn’s mystery

And bids night’s awning dim

He bids that our love should be

First and foremost for Him

God sent His Son to earth to move

And change the world.  Jesus

Through lowly birth and death would prove

How great His love for us

Upon a donkey mile on mile

His mother Mary rode

To Bethlehem; heavy with Child

To search for night’s abode

No room was found to lay her head

Only a stable’s floor

Only a manger for the bed

Of Jesus Christ, the Lord

Holy, most holy King of kings

Stepped from His throne to be

For all mankind, The Offering

That sets doomed sinners free

They gave to Him the name Jesus

According to God’s Word

And faithful through the ages, still

The heart of man is stirred

No greater story ever told

It is not finished yet

Until the prophecies of old

Unfold all that He said

From He who lends dawn’s mystery

And bids night’s awning dim

He commands our love to be

First and foremost for Him

© Janet Martin

The Greatest Commandment

…“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
This is the first and greatest commandment.…

 Matt.22:36-38