Saturday, March 16, 2019

FAVORS, BLESSINGS AND GOODNESS IN PUTTING GOD FIRST


Greetings in the name of JESUS!



What does “putting God first” mean?
It means; directing everything in your life to God OR devoting everything before God OR doing nothing by your own understanding BUT God’s. Before you start your day, activity, business, job, eating, just anything you either give thanks to the Lord (Jehovah) or saying “God I need you…bless me, protect me, provide for me, show me the way to go, easy my path, favor me” and much more UNLESS what you are about to do does not please the Lord. Anything not pleasing the Lord, our heavenly Father is sin. 

In putting God first, you will never need because God who provides and protects in the wilderness (needy-time) will never let you down. When you put God first, God will never put you second, He will surely put you first in anything, and this is called favor. People will call you blessing. Sometimes we pray extensively asking God’s favor, blessings and goodness in our lives but the secret for God’s favor, blessings and goodness relies much in “putting God first”.
The following are God’s favor, blessings and goodness for “putting Him (God) first”;

You become true worshiper
Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

God will make a way where seems no way
Proverb 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

You will never be in needy of anything
God will bless all the works of your hands and your store-house (store-house for clothes, food and drinks; bank accounts, e.t.c) will be overflowing OR sometimes may not overflow but may never be empty to not satisfy you and your family. Remember the sermon of Elijah and the widow woman of Zarephath, after she choose to “put God first” by making bread for Elijah the man of God using the last handful flour and little olive oil remained, the Bible says, “the jar of flour was not used-up and the jug of oil did not run dry”, (1 Kings 17:7-16). 
Matthew 6:28-33
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

God will establish your plans
Anything you start with God, He will make sure it will be successful completed for His glory (Philippians 1:6)
Proverb 16:3
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Recap
There is satisfaction and happiness in putting God first, because the Lord’s favor, blessings and goodness will cover you, your family and the whole of your life. You will see God in every situation, in happy and sad times you will celebrate His presence. God will always be your first responder.

Share this message with family, friends and loved ones. Be blessed in Jesus name. Amen.

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