{"id":1212,"date":"2018-09-14T09:16:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T17:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2018-09-14T09:16:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T17:16:55","slug":"devotion-exodus-3426-the-first-and-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=1212","title":{"rendered":"Devotion      Exodus 34:26     The First And The Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"yiv4138359687\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yiv4138359687ydpe955114dMsoNoSpacing\"><b>Exodus 34:26\u00a0<\/b>&#8211;\u00a0<i>\u201cBring the best of the firstfruits\u00a0of your soil to the house of the\u00a0Lord your God.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4138359687ydpe955114dMsoNoSpacing\">Lord forgive me for the times I do not give you my best.\u00a0\u00a0 Please forgive me for the times I do not give you the best of all that I do.\u00a0 It is shameful that any dream I have should be higher than my dream to do all that I can do to glorify You and to continue Your ministry as you have called me to do.\u00a0 There is nothing that I can do, have done, or will do that is more vitally and eternally important than keeping my eyes on You and my ears listening for Your guidance.\u00a0 My first thoughts, my freshest energy, my highest love, my greatest attention, and the highest and first part of my will all belong to You.\u00a0 Please teach me and empower me.\u00a0 Draw me ever closer to You Lord.\u00a0 Lord, You are first and there are no seconds beside You!\u00a0 You are good and You love me!\u00a0 Lord, strengthen me that I may always give You my best and the first of all that I do and all that I am.\u00a0 Anything less is shameful!\u00a0 Lord, please use me to glorify You!\u00a0 You are my purpose.\u00a0 Forgive me for the times I do not give You my best.\u00a0 Thank you that You do!\u00a0 Praise You Lord!\u00a0 My heart lifts You up and my mind clings to You.\u00a0 I want to first and always praise and glorify You in all that I do.\u00a0 I fall so short.\u00a0 Thank you that You never give up on me.\u00a0 Thank you Lord for being exactly who You are.\u00a0 Thank you Lord!\u00a0 Praise you Lord!<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4138359687ydpe955114dMsoNoSpacing\"><b>Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4138359687ydpe955114dMsoNoSpacing\"><b>Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; 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