Whatever our priority is, then this is what we put first. If our priorities are mixed up, then our values are confused. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Many individuals have problems in their lives because their priority is not the kingdom of God, nor is it the righteousness of God, but rather “all these things.”
Things have become our priority and if things have become our priority, then our values are confused. Nothing comes before first. The only thing that comes before first is a big, fat zero, nothing. We are beginning to put things before God, His kingdom and His righteousness. The reason for this is because we do not have the right understanding for the supreme demand of proper priorities.
The Bible teaches that we must seek first the kingdom of God. Where there is a kingdom, there is a king.
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In the kingdom of God, God is the King. God is supreme, first, and No. 1 in His kingdom. Therefore, we must put God first in our lives. We must make Him the priority. Question: Is God first in your life? If not, then what’s your priority? God must be the supreme ruler in our lives. We must stop looking for something and start looking for someone. We know what God can do and we know who God is, but are we spending time with the King?
Why must I put God first? Besides Jesus commanding this of us, there are some essential benefits, which can only be accomplished by putting Him first. Listen to your Bible. In Psalms 23:1, the Bible reads, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” The same Psalmist said in Psalms 37:25, “I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.” Paul re-emphasizes this Biblical fact in Philippians 4:19, where the Bible reads, “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
When we put God first, then He will be our Shepherd. He will lead us into the pathways of righteousness. He will never forsake us or allow our children to go hungry. He will supply all, not some, but all of our needs. When we put God first, then there is not anything we want because in God, we have all we need. Let us never make the mistake of making some person our priority. Do the right thing and make God the priority.
What is your priority? Is it God, His kingdom, and His righteousness? If not, then what is your priority? Who or what is more important than God? Did you know God can do anything, except fail? Why not make a proven, sovereign and benevolent God your priority today? How can a person forget the Creator of the universe and the sustainer of their life? How can a person portray God as a loser or even second best? God has been better to us than we could ever be to ourselves and He deserves to be No. 1, first, and the priority of our lives. Make God your priority today before it is eternally and everlasting too late.
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