Put God first

Tuesday, January  19th
Put God first.

“Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.” Job 22:21(BBE)

This year I want to encourage you to put God first in every area of your life. Do not put money, business or any other pursuit first. Let God come first. Always ask yourself, “This project that I want to pursue: is it in line with the Word of God and will it benefit the kingdom of God?”

When you put the concerns of your life before God and you let them drive you instead of the Word of God, it will lead to unfruitfulness. The Bible says in Matthew 13:22, “He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.”

What is the basis of your decisions in life? Is it money or the Word of God? Do you prioritize the principles of the kingdom of God as against the principles of the world in your decision making? For instance, let us assume that you were given an offer for a job, but they demanded that you will need to work every day from Sunday to Sunday including Sunday mornings. Will you choose to accept the job and lose the commanded blessing because of the salary?

When your decisions are determined by how much you are going to make at the expense of the commanded blessing, you are making wrong choices. Such decisions are what brings unexplained losses.  Many lives are victims of such wrong choices as they seem prosperous but with many sorrows. Learn to take these things seriously. Put God first in everything you do and shut the door to the adversary.  

Prayer
Dear Father, I ask that you grant unto me a perfect heart that is focused on doing your Word and following your direction and counsel even in my decisions and choices daily, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Kings 8:61, Job 36:11.

Doing the Word
Reorder your values and consciously put God first in everything you do.