Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15.

Last week I shared with you a prophetic word given to Chuck Pierce, which instructed us to offer

praise to God three times a day for a week. The word said this would release God's judgments

against lies that have held America captive.

You can read Chuck's prophetic word here using this link, and I highly recommend that you do.

The seven days ended Sunday, but many of us who heard about it and started the week-long process

after it began are continuing for a few more days, simply to honor the

Lord and contribute our week of praise. Following up on Chuck's word, I wrote two posts last week on

the power of praise and more importantly, why it is so powerful. I did so again yesterday and we'll continue this

theme through tomorrow. The title of today's post is the priority. First, F-I-R-S-T-S, first, can be good or bad.

First place is usually good, as are first class and first rate.

First degree is usually bad, as is the need for first aid.

And the first half and the first basement can be either. While thinking about this, I

recalled several of my first, along with a one or two-word thought associated with or concerning each

of them. Here are a few. First Major League baseball game attended. Aw. A.W. E. Aw. I was in awe. First day of school. Intimidated. First car. Junk.

First date with Cece priceless. First time seeing both daughters, love. First,

dirty diaper change, nausea. First sermon. Nice try. Compiling a few of my first was fun. Some were extremely important.

Others only memorable. The same would be true with yours. There is one first, however,

that is essential and that all of us must keep number one.

Jesus referred to it as our first love.

When writing to the Ephesian Church, he said, I have this against you.

You've left your first love. The Greek word translated first in this passage

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