Well, the past couple of weeks have been really busy with all kinds of things going on. Places I needed to go, places I wanted to go, things I had to do and things I wanted to do. Have you ever been there done that? Oh yes, this describes all of us at some point in time.
Weeks like this make it difficult to truly put God first. We get so involved, so caught up in the “daily grind” that we lose sight of time. The next thing we know, we haven’t stopped at any point and spent time with God. This happens without us even realizing what happened until its too late. Then we look back and realize that what we let happen is that we allowed Satan to use the things of this world to suck God right out of our lives without us even realizing what he was doing. We must remember that Satan is the “god of this world” and, as such, he uses the things of this world to lure us away from God. That is why we are given the very emphatic warning from God in 1 John 2:15-17 where John writes, “Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. And the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.”
We must remember what Jesus said in Matthew 6:13 where He said, Seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” Do we, are we truly seeking the kingdom of God first and foremost above everything in this world? Brethren, we must understand, our choices demonstrate to everyone around us what is truly first in our lives. If we choose to do something, get involved in something other than worshiping God or attending Bible study then, obviously, God is not first in our lives. The old saying, “actions speak louder than words” is absolutely true!
Brethren we must remember that no matter what Satan offers us, throws at us or tries to bribe us with, there is nothing in this world that can even begin to compare with what our God has waiting for us IF we remain faithful to Him and truly put Him first as He has commanded us to do. Read the last two chapters of Revelation and renew that picture of heaven in your own mind. Remind yourself of what it will mean to receive that crown of life that is promised to those who are “faithful unto death” (Revelation 2:10). My friend, this crown can be yours, God wants it to be yours and Christ died on the cross so it can be yours. BUT, it is up to you! The decisions, the choices are yours to make. You decide whether or not to put God first in your life. What is your decision?
Until next week, I love you all,
Dan
Weeks like this make it difficult to truly put God first. We get so involved, so caught up in the “daily grind” that we lose sight of time. The next thing we know, we haven’t stopped at any point and spent time with God. This happens without us even realizing what happened until its too late. Then we look back and realize that what we let happen is that we allowed Satan to use the things of this world to suck God right out of our lives without us even realizing what he was doing. We must remember that Satan is the “god of this world” and, as such, he uses the things of this world to lure us away from God. That is why we are given the very emphatic warning from God in 1 John 2:15-17 where John writes, “Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. And the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.”
We must remember what Jesus said in Matthew 6:13 where He said, Seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” Do we, are we truly seeking the kingdom of God first and foremost above everything in this world? Brethren, we must understand, our choices demonstrate to everyone around us what is truly first in our lives. If we choose to do something, get involved in something other than worshiping God or attending Bible study then, obviously, God is not first in our lives. The old saying, “actions speak louder than words” is absolutely true!
Brethren we must remember that no matter what Satan offers us, throws at us or tries to bribe us with, there is nothing in this world that can even begin to compare with what our God has waiting for us IF we remain faithful to Him and truly put Him first as He has commanded us to do. Read the last two chapters of Revelation and renew that picture of heaven in your own mind. Remind yourself of what it will mean to receive that crown of life that is promised to those who are “faithful unto death” (Revelation 2:10). My friend, this crown can be yours, God wants it to be yours and Christ died on the cross so it can be yours. BUT, it is up to you! The decisions, the choices are yours to make. You decide whether or not to put God first in your life. What is your decision?
Until next week, I love you all,
Dan
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