My Daily Devotional

Make God Your Priority

“For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven.”
Philippians 3:18-20

This is a message that Paul was giving to the Philippians, telling them that they were getting away from the example that Jesus had set for them. Paul was following the example of Christ, and he was telling them that the life styles Christians should lead ought to be models worth following. I am afraid that so many Christians today are leading a life style that is not what God would want for us, as our minds are on ourselves and on earthly things, instead of making God first in our lives. We want our own desires met without thinking about God and others. We have set our minds on the things of this life, and nothing else matters except getting the most and the best that we can afford. But according to God life is not supposed to be this way, as we are not to be addicted to material things, but to seek first the kingdom of God, and then all things will be given to us. God does not want us to be poor, but wants us to put things into priority. He wants us to first seek Him, and then He will provide all our needs. He wants us to get our priorities straight and then He will do the rest. When we follow the example of Jesus and the one that Paul embraced, we will get our minds off ourselves and our wants and desires, and put our priority on serving God and our fellow man. When we have mastered this, then God will begin pouring down His blessings on us and all that we do. I would encourage each of you to look at your own life and follow the example that Jesus and Paul gives us, and set your priorities first on Jesus and not on yourself.

(Many of my readers have asked if my Daily Devotionals have been published and if they could purchase them. The Devotionals I am posting are from My Daily Devotional Volume III which was published in 2009 and can be purchased at amazon.com or from me at robbrock@comcast.net)