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.
