The Priority of Your Life
(Mt 6:33; Col 1:15-18)
God is the First.
He is before all things and
He treats those who know Him as the First as first.
Faith is knowing Him and
The life of this faith is making Jesus the top priority of one's life.
Every man has a priority of his life:
While some prioritize their family over their work,
Others prioritize the public gain over the private gain.
Deceived by the devil,
The archangel who attempted to become the first in heaven (Is 14:12-15),
Adam became confused about his priority and sinned (Ge 3:4-6) and
All men became slaves of the devil (2Pe 2:19).
The Bible records men who made God their top priority:
As soon as Noah came out of the ark after the great flood and
Set his foot on the new land,
He first sacrificed burnt offerings to God (Ge 8:20);
When Abram finally entered the land where God instructed him to go to,
He first built an altar for God (Ge 12:5-6).
The catalyst of the exodus of Israel
After 430 years of their slavery in Egypt was
The death of the firstborn of both people and animals.
However, the spirit of death passed over
Those who put the blood of lamb according to God's instructions (Ex 12:21-24, Ex 12:29).
The regulation regarding the Passover commanded them
To sacrifice every firstborn of animals to God and
To redeem every firstborn of people (Ex 13:14-15).
Accordingly, the Levites served God in place of the firstborn of Israel for
All firstborns belonged to God (Nu 3:12-13).
The sanctuary where
The Levites gave sacrifices and
The first fruit of the harvest was given (Ex 23:19, Ex 34:19) reminded them this.
Yet there were those who served other gods, and they were put to death (Dt 13:6-10).
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn 2:19),
Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would prioritize the work of the Father and serve Him (Jn 4:31-34) for
He is the incarnate Word, equal to God, (Jn 1:1-2, Jn 1:14) who is
Before the prophets and even Abraham (Jn 1:15, Jn 8:56).
He rebuked the Pharisees (Mt 23:26), and
Said that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will go to heaven ahead of them (Mt 21:31).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
- Kept the Father's command and made the Father His top priority (Jn 10:17-18; Php 2:11);
- Judged the devil who attempted to become the first in spite of the fact he is only a creation (1Jn 3:8); and
- Redeemed the sins of all men, forgave them and set them free (Eph 1:7; Rm 8:2).
He was the first to rise from the dead (Ac 26:23) and
Became the first fruit among those who have fallen asleep (1Co 15:21).
He ascended to the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit comes in the name Yeshua
To His body, the church, and
Lets its members know that
Christ has the supremacy in everything (Col 1:15-8).
The disciple of Jesus is he who
Makes his spiritual life, the advancement of the kingdom of Christ, and the church work
His top priority over his family and livelihood (Mt 6:31; Lk 9:59-60; Lk 14:27-33; Col 1:24).
Therefore, he begins the first day of the week with worship, and
The first hour of the day with prayer,
As he longs to be the first to be called up to the air to
Partake in the first resurrection when the Lord returns (1Co 15:23; Rev 20:5).
O Lord,
I want to make You, the advancement of Your kingdom, and the work of Your body the church
The top priority of my life.
May Christ have the supremacy in everything, in my life!
I only hope that, on the day You return,
All those You have given me and I
Be the first to be lifted up! Amen.