There are so many promises that go along with Jesus telling us to put God first in our life. In Matthew 7:33 for example: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Take your Bible and read from Matthew 7:19-32 and see all that God promises us! Every time that Jesus tells us to put God first or to deny ourselves, He gives us such awesome promises!!
God has done His part in sending Jesus to us. He will do His future part by fulfilling all of His promises to us. The first answer to how we put God first is simple. We put our faith in Him. We trust Him. Do we believe that God is true and that He cannot lie? So let us let go, trust God and do what He says. God will not fail us or let us down. We may have (probably will have) trials from people in the world when we do this, but Jesus will never forsake us! Let us let go of our worries and fears and let us completely put God, His Church, His people, and His works being done in our city and beyond first in our lives!
Next comes the choices that we will make to put God first. Remember that faith includes both believing God is true and ACTING on those beliefs! Trust is the action of faith. Can we say that we are putting God first in our lives if we are letting other things have priority in our lives? Take a piece of paper right now and write down a list of all the things that you are doing in your life. Think about your time and how you are doing these things. How does God, His Church, Bible study, prayer and His works fit into that list? Do we need to make some changes in our lives? God will bless us greatly when we do!
Doug Berry
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