Key: "Consider you ways," i.e., "Give careful thought to your ways."
The people have returned to Jerusalem from captivity. They have rebuilt their houses and attended to their own needs, yet they have neglected to restore the House of God. They have spent money, yet are poor; they have food, but are still hungry; they drink, but thirst is not slaked; they have clothes, but are not warm. Everything is out of control. Why?
Their priorities are out of whack! They have placed God and His House on the back burner.
All their problems are directly related to the neglect of God. Without God we are susceptible to all sorts of ills. There are things that happen in our lives that could have been avoided had we put God first.
God must come first, then all other things will begin to fall into place.
How often do we focus of the things that don't really matter?
Every follower of God must
1. give careful thought to the priority of "first." Are we offering God the first of our time, our finances, our relationships, our skills, our knowledge, our career? If you are a believer and not offering your first, you need to fix it.
2. give careful thought to the priority of trust in God. Trust may seem to be a risk, but the greater risk is not to trust!
3. give careful thought to the priority of obedience.
Follow Me!
Trust and Obey!
Your trouble may not be the results of God's punishment, but simply that you have not put God first.
Take God off the back-burner and put Him first where He belongs!
Pastor Johnnie Blair
Sunday morning
Previous message from a portion of the same passage here.
1 comment:
Your congregation receives good teaching. We hear staff beg for money but teaching about tithing is ignored.
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