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Snapshot #1
Matthew 6.33 says, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” Have those words become the motto of our lips, the song we sing, and the platform of our lives? To know if those words are lived or just breathed, consider the following…
What is the content of our conversations? The conversations we engage in come quite naturally out of the things of our ind. If our conversations rarely mention the Lord except in connection with the services of the church, that ought to tell us something. If we do talk about spiritual matters, but our conversation easily drifts off toward other things, then there is serious doubt our priorities are truly spiritual. Give Colossians 3.2 a serious look.
How do we spend our time? Ephesians 5.15-17 says we should be wise in our walk, redeem the times because the days are evil, and understand what God’s will is. I know how much priority I place upon time by the way I use my “spare time.” What “spare time” I have is usually spent on my priorities. Will Christians spend all their working lives murmuring about not having enough time for the Lord, then retire and spend all their leisure time traveling with less time devoted to the Lord than before? The way we spend our time does speak loudly about our priorities.
What we do with our lives shows what our priorities are! We cannot go “all out” in one area of life and then truthfully claim something else is our priority. The conscientious disciple looks at himself and gives attention to what needs changing and makes those changes immediately. Gathering the courage to look and make the necessary changes in our priorities means eternity holds all to us.
