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Monday, February
18, 2008
Prioritize
Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek ye the LORD while he
may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: (7) Let the wicked forsake
his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the
LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. (8) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are
your ways my ways, saith the LORD. (9) For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your
thoughts. (KJV)
Welcome to the realm of God where everything
you thought, where all your priorities and what you esteemed so important,
has suddenly changed and done an about face. Things that were important to
you, things you thought would bring you peace have been discarded and
replaced with the things of God; something completely opposite to what you
have been taught all your life and surrounded with before your conversion.
God’s thoughts and ways are so much higher than ours, His reward is
unending with a promise of eternal joy and peace to those that are willing
to enter His realm and remain there. Are the things you desire in line with
the will of God or is there a tug of war going on within you, something
trying to pull you back into the realm of the flesh? Are you still trying
to figure things out according to your own carnal thinking and won’t accept
anything else unless it is according to the outcome you determined? In the
end it is our ways and our own thoughts that separate us from God, a God
that is a lot easier to hear while He is near and still dear to our heart.
I don’t believe mankind can measure the distance between the earth and
heaven; which according to the Bible is so much higher than we could ever
imagine or think. So with all this power that is available to each and
every believer with a God that determines a victory before one ever engages
in a situation, why do we still at times overlook and neglect the only
answer for mankind that will bring peace and joy, and provide a permanent
escape from this present evil world?
Luke 12:22-24 And he said unto his
disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye
shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. (23) The life is
more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. (24) Consider the
ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor
barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
(KJV)
This is your assignment for today, do not
take thought for your life or for the outward man, replace those thoughts
with what is important to the spiritual man. All that effort and attention
that has been put into our physical is going to be directed into the
spiritual and what is required in order to please God. Every time you catch
yourself drifting off and back into the realm of the flesh stop and replace
those thoughts with what is needed to keep the spiritual man fed. And if
you happen to see a raven or any other bird feeding somewhere stop and
remind yourself and ponder the fact that our heavenly Father provides food
for His creation; so why would you doubt or think you have been overlooked
by God unless you haven’t taken the time to hear Him and you have been
overlooking simple ways that He has been trying to speak with you? While
many people think they will find the deep things of God by reading the book
of Revelation, determining the end times and how it will play out, the
depth of God is in the simple things that are so often overlooked and
missed by man that are right in front of us if we will only listen.
Luke 12:25-27 (25) And which of you with
taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? (26) If ye then be not
able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
(27) Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and
yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these. (KJV)
A cubit is about 39 inches; a little more
than a yard, about the length of a step we take in our walk. So when on
this path of life that God ordained and chose for you before the foundation
of the world, which of you can take that next step without knowing the
direction God is asking or trying to lead you in? If you are not able to do
these simple, least assignments, then why would you be taking thought for
the rest of your walk? Reading your Bible is important on a daily basis as
well as stopping and listening; hearing God speak with you on an individual
basis so that you are able to hear and receive the spiritual message within
His word. It’s the simplicity of the gospel of Christ that is missed by
many because they compare the scriptures to what they have learned in the
past, thinking it takes someone smart to understand them, when all God asks
of us is to be willing and obedient
to His word. It is those that humble themselves that are exalted and able
to see and understand the things of God. Like looking at how beautiful the
lilies of the field are; they didn’t toil like Solomon and mankind, rather
they grew into something beautiful God had intended them to be without the
toiling.
Luke 12:28-30 If then God so clothe the
grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven;
how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? (29) And seek not
ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful
mind. (30) For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and
your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. (KJV)
Someday this world and its fashion are
going to burn up and be replaced with a new one. With this in mind what is
or should be your priority? What is it that you should be seeking after
that really has any meaning or eternal purpose? All these things that we
have need of our Father has already promised to provide and already knew
what we would have need of before the foundation of the world. Let’s start
giving credit where credit is due. After all parents, didn’t you plan on
the provisions for your own children once you found out they were on the
way and about to be brought into this realm? And yet with this in mind
don’t you think God thought of this as well? Not only did He think of it He
has promised to supply all our need as well. Do you think you can do a
better job than He can, and with this in mind why do we spend so much time
taking thought for something God promised was a done deal? You wouldn’t be
so doubtful if you kept God a priority and didn’t allow all those negative
thoughts to take root and become a stronghold; rather you would be casting
that out as soon as it manifested and tried to enter your heart.
Luke 12:31-32 But rather seek ye the
kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. (32) Fear
not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom. (KJV)
As a parent didn’t you enjoy sharing
things with your children and giving them the best you could? Our Father in
heaven has never neglected His own and promised He would never leave us or
forsake us. Yet how often do we hold Him to His promise and trust that what
He promised He was able to do above and beyond what we could ever ask or
think of, like the heavens above the earth? So today, prioritize and get
things in order. God first then these things are added, not the things
first then we will get around to the God stuff. Keep it simple. God speaks
to us in many ways and His message goes beyond just what we read in His
word. If one is attentive they can hear Him anywhere, anytime and stay
built up in the word of God and not doubt what the Lord has promised to
those that believe.
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