Putting God First
God is so awesome! When I wrote yesterday’s post, I had no idea Joyce Meyer would begin such a powerful series of messages about “Keeping God First” on her TV broadcast today! But that just goes to prove once again the Lord’s faithfulness to confirm the word He wants us to get!
Based on Matthew 6:33 (NKJV), there’s no doubt that we’re the ones who benefit the most when we put the Lord first in our lives, because it says But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. And since many of the passages of scripture we depend on as we stand for marriage restoration tell us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts, rely on Him, acknowledge Him in ALL our ways, and commit ourselves to HIS ways, It’s very important to consider how well we’re doing according to what Jesus said about God’s commandments in Matthew 22:36-40, which says “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” So if we’re NOT putting the Lord first in our lives, we’re not committing ourselves to His way and we’re not acknowledging Him in all our ways, much less trusting and relying on Him. As Joyce says in the following messages, it takes discipline in the beginning to do the things necessary to put the Lord first in every area of our lives, but when we do, we’ll NEVER regret it and before long we can’t imagine how we ever got along without it! And we should remember that our God is indeed a jealous God; in fact, according to Exodus 34:14, God’s Name Is Jealous! However, the choice is ours to make, as His word tells us in Deuteronomy 30:19-20, which says This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
So please MAKE the time to listen to Keeping God First – Part I and Keeping God First – Part II. They are both excellent messages and very important to us as we stand for the restoration of our marriages and consider what place we’re giving God in our lives.