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Our First Love

Abba,


Take us deep into our first love. May we never lose our wonder of exploring the depths of your heart. Unveil our eyes to see past the pains of our world and into the eyes of a perfect, loving Father. You are our answer. You are what our soul longs for. Your presence is what we are searching for. You are closer than our next breath - closer than our skin. You raise us up from brokeness into glory. Renew our minds to think just like you - simple and strong. Our fellowship is with you and nothing can take that away. Pierce our hearts with your love and leave an eternal mark that will forever turn our face towards you. The more days I live, the more I realize how powerful one minute spent with you is a thousand days rolled into one. Your breath, your touch, your voice and your song is the reason that I grow more in love with you each and everyday. Ignite your bride with the passion and energy of your Spirit that will consume the nations for generations to come. We want to live in the presence of your Holy Spirit - our beloved friend and Savior. It is so easy to love you when all we can do is just sit at your feet and pour out our oil of worship upon you - this is all that matters. Your love gives us the strength we need to become the best stewards of grace to every person we encounter. May we grasp the revelation that prayer is our divine connection with you. There is no greater gospel to preach than the consumation of your love for this world. You invite us deeper into the depths of your Spirit: "Fasten me upon your heart as a seal of fire forever more. This living, consuming flame will seal you as my prisoner of love. My passion is stronger than the chains of death and the grave, all consuming as the very flashes of fire from the burning heart of God. Place this fierce, unrelenting fire over your entire being" (Song of Songs 8:6, TPT). This invitation is so much more than a messeage. It is an invitation of daring exploration that will forever mark us with the eternal love of God. This invitation will never end. This consuming flame will never quench. You call us out to take our place of royalty - seated in heavenly places. This is where our first love will never die. No sermon or doctrine could ever quench the invitation of knowing you more intimately. This is too good - too beautiful. You take the broken things and raise them to glory. All the broken pieces of my life have been placed on the seal of your fiery love - forever healed, forever changed. Your invitation extends beyond the boundaries of shattered hearts - you are never anxious to those who do not see the glory you have instilled in others all because of what your blood accomplished. You patiently wait as you continually pour out your Spirit without measure. May our first love encounters be the gospel we preach. The spirit of familiarity can never touch what we saw in the beginning - YHWH is always a God of beginnings. Over and over we sing "in the very beginning the Living Expression was already there" - echoing our song beyond the borders of generations.


This is where I want my life to be

My first love - always looking into your eyes to see.


In Jesus mighty and precious name,


Amen



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