Revelation 2:4
I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.

Deuteronomy 6:5
And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

Exodus 20:6
But I lavish my love on those who love me

Deuteronomy 11:22
Be careful to obey all the commands I give you; show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and clinging to him.

2 Chronicles 16:9
The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires you to fear him, to live according to his will, to love and worship him with all your heart and soul

Deuteronomy 7:9
Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and constantly loves those who love him and obey his commands

2 Chronicles 25:2
Amaziah did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, but not wholeheartedly.

Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God

Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Luke 10:42
Only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.

Matthew 22:36-40
Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? Jesus replied: 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. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.

2 Chronicles 20:17
But you will not even need to fight... then stand still and watch the LORD's victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out there tomorrow, for the LORD is with you!




is there anything more valuable to God, His glory and His Kingdom than a heart fully taken aback by His beauty, strength, complexity, and perfection? A heart that fights daily to keep itself set on Him and Him alone as numero uno?