Dear Ones,
Hope you had a wonderful weekend. What an exciting game for the Vikings and suspense until the last minute. 
The weather is cool and we are aware that Fall is here. This morning I did food prep, made Al cookies and went to my exercise class. 
Devotions from Judy’s heart
  Is the Lord our first love today? We might ask ourselves that question, even though we may have been a Christian for many years. What is the condition of our hearts today? Is the Lord first above all other loves?
   We may think back on how we felt when we first fell in love and could hardly think of anything or anyone else besides our beloved. We wore a smile on our face continually and could hardly wait for the next chance to be together. Words were not always necessary for we could read each other’s hearts. 
   But today we might ask ourselves if we have grown cool over time and have let other things get in the way of the Lord being our first love. Gradually we can let other things squeeze out time with Him and other relationships that have become more important than Him. We must always be on guard for it can happen so subtlety, just like the church in Ephesus. They are told, “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” (Rev 2:4). They are told to repent and to listen to the Spirit had to say or their lampstand would be removed.
  When we love the Lord with that same intensity that we had when we first came to know Him, His voice will be the sweetest sound to our ears. On Facebook I saw a new father who was stationed near his just born baby in the delivery room. The baby cried loudly, but each time he talked to her, she quickly quieted down for she recognized his voice. Most likely he spoke loving words to her while she was in utero just as the Father knew us when we were first conceived and loves us forever.
   May we make Him our first love and respond to His voice and leading.
Challenge for today: Ask the Lord to show you anything that is getting in the way of your love for Him and seek forgiveness.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy