If you know your musicals, you know the title of this post is from The Phantom of the Opera, but that play is not what this post is about. (I must pause to mention that at first, I typed "Oprah" instead of "Opera"...)
Anyways, to get some setting, I was walking into the gym the other day, asking God to speak to me during my workout. So, I go on the elliptical and start listening to the Julie Andrews station on Pandora (yes, I would...) and the song "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera began to play. Now, when most people think of The Phantom of the Opera, the last thing they think of is God...but when the lyrics, "Love me, that's all I ask of you," were sung over and over again, I couldn't help but think of the Lord.
I saw those specific lyrics as God's heart toward me (and us). He's crying out, "Beloved! Love Me...with all you are! I already love you with an everlasting love. Now love Me with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength." A.K.A. the first commandment.
So often, we get caught up in the second commandment - loving others, serving, fellowship, etc. - that we forget the first. I know I've done so. But praise God for grace and His continual out pouring of love unto us, so we can grow in loving and adoring Him more, then take that love so we can also love others.
I think one of the most beautiful ways of loving God is simply being still and knowing that He is who he says He is. How lovely a thing to dwell in.
PS: Praise God for reminders such as these tucked into Broadway musicals. =)
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