Setting Priorities
I hear a lot of people talk about priorities. I agree with much of what they say. If we don't have priorities, we will end up doing many things that are not really important, and the important things will get left out.
All of that being said, "How does a person set priorities?" What comes first? For Christians we often say that our relationship with the Lord comes first. Is that true? Does He get the best of our time, talents, gifts, and resources? If not, why not? I think it is an excellent question. We call Him "Lord." If He is Lord that means He is the boss. He is the one in control. Therefore, He ought to have the say in all we do. We follow His Word and His voice leading us, because we have forsaken all to follow Him. If that is not the case, He is not our Lord.
Also, can a person be a Christian without Jesus being Lord of his or her life? I don't think so. The gospels are very clear. We must confess Him and trust Him as Lord. Therefore, if Jesus comes in third or fourth, there is a huge problem. We have raised a whole generation or two of people who think that being a Christian means that a person has asked Jesus to forgive their sins, or to come into their heart. That is not Biblical. The Bible says that to be saved, we confess Jesus as Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead. There is no such thing as a prayer of salvation, unless that prayer is to confess Jesus as Lord of one's life. That makes Him the priority forever. He is Lord!
Tomorrow, I intend to read II Chronicles 28-29 and John 17.
All of that being said, "How does a person set priorities?" What comes first? For Christians we often say that our relationship with the Lord comes first. Is that true? Does He get the best of our time, talents, gifts, and resources? If not, why not? I think it is an excellent question. We call Him "Lord." If He is Lord that means He is the boss. He is the one in control. Therefore, He ought to have the say in all we do. We follow His Word and His voice leading us, because we have forsaken all to follow Him. If that is not the case, He is not our Lord.
Also, can a person be a Christian without Jesus being Lord of his or her life? I don't think so. The gospels are very clear. We must confess Him and trust Him as Lord. Therefore, if Jesus comes in third or fourth, there is a huge problem. We have raised a whole generation or two of people who think that being a Christian means that a person has asked Jesus to forgive their sins, or to come into their heart. That is not Biblical. The Bible says that to be saved, we confess Jesus as Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead. There is no such thing as a prayer of salvation, unless that prayer is to confess Jesus as Lord of one's life. That makes Him the priority forever. He is Lord!
Tomorrow, I intend to read II Chronicles 28-29 and John 17.