1 Peter 3:15 (NKJV)

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.

The word sanctify means to separate. God needs a space just His own. God needs a space in you that is His and His alone.

When God has first place, He's the only one that has first place. You can't say, I love God with all my heart, and your heart is in something else.

Who allows something into your heart? You do. Nobody else does. We have to get to the place where we sanctify the Lord. We set Him apart. Keep God number one in the center of your heart. That's why we have to separate ourselves, spend time with God personally, alone before God, and talk to God ourselves. That's giving Him a place. That's taking time to allow God to speak into that place that only He can speak into.

Today's Challenge:

Have you truly given God first place, or have you allowed other things to compete for that place in your heart? Take time today to examine your heart and give God the place that belongs to Him alone.