God First
Is God First In Your Life?
Admittedly, there are days when I don’t spend time with God.
Sometimes there are appointments to get to or other pressing demands that take up the day.
Those aren’t excuses, mind you, and I feel disappointed in myself later.
I want to have time with God every day.
For me, that means reading the Bible and praying, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen.
That’s on me.
Has that happened to you, too?
While I do talk to God every day, I want less distractions and more devoted time to reading my Bible.
For awhile there, I was up around 4:30am in my office.
I appreciated the stillness.
Just me and God in my thoughts.
Considering all of the amazing blessings He has given me and His presence during some of the most difficult times in my life, I want to do better.
After all, giving Him all the glory is why we’re here.
The Lord Before Me
Our Sovereign God knows everything about us – including our busy schedules.
A “skip” here and there isn’t a big deal, but Satan knows how to use distractions to keep us away from our Bible studies.
With that in mind, here’s a verse to treasure from Psalm 16:8.
In the Psalm, David issues a declaration that he will make God first in his life.
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. – Psalm 16:8, (NASB).
God First
The first thing I see after lifting our window shades in the morning is a sunrise.
So beautiful.
I wake up and see beauty like this and it reminds me that, while I was sleeping, God was “up” the entire time and on His throne.
The bad things that are happening in our world right now – God has got this!
I found a great poem that I believe attests to this.
It’s by an anonymous Christian poet.
If I had to pick, I think the second stanza is my favorite.
God will not go back on His promises to save His faithful people.
“God hath made His saints victorious.
Sin and death shall not prevail.”
Now those are words we can count on for eternity!
Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens, Adore Him
Praise the Lord: ye heavens, adore Him;
Praise Him, angels in the height.
Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;
Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken;
Worlds His mighty voice obeyed.
Laws which never shall be broken
For their guidance He hath made.
Praise the Lord, for He is glorious;
Never shall His promise fail.
God hath made His saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, His power proclaim.
Heaven and earth and all creation,
Laud and magnify His Name.
Worship, honor, glory, blessing,
Lord, we offer unto Thee.
Young and old, Thy praise expressing,
In glad homage bend the knee.
All the saints in heaven adore Thee;
We would bow before Thy throne.
As Thine angels serve before Thee,
So on earth Thy will be done.
Anonymous Christian Poetry
Public Domain
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1Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
