DAILY GRACE, WEDNESDAY MAY 24TH, 2023.
SOME THINGS THAT GOD PUTS FIRST
TEXT: MATTHEW 6:25-34
VERSE OF THE DAY:
_“BUT SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED TO YOU”- MATTHEW 6:33._
There are some of the things that God puts first in order of importance. There is a certain excitement about first things. Most of us remember our first day at school and our parents probably remember the first time we walked or talked.
One of the biggest lessons we have to learn is that of discrimination. Many things clamour for priority and we need to know how to assess their values so that we do not give first place to secondary things. For example, the soul is more important than the body [Mark 8:36]; the things of eternity are of infinitely greater importance than the things of time [2 Corinthians 4:18]; life itself is far more important than possessions [Luke 12:15, 21]; and moral strength is far more important than physical strength [Ephesians 6:10].
Much of our trouble arises from the fact that we have reversed the order; too often we are majoring in minor things, and minoring in major things. This is true nationally, religiously and individually. Where are we to find guidance in the matter of putting first things first? How are we to know what God would have us do in this matter? Here, as in every matter of faith and practice, the Word of God is our all-sufficient guide.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to be wise and to know what to major on in Jesus’ name, Amen.
BIBLE IN 365 DAYS:
Isa 25
1 John 3
ACTION POINT:
BE WISE AND MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES
