With a Subtitle: Pray that your priorities in life will reflect Christ's priorities. Ask the Father to allow you to be a vessel through which His Kingdom can come in people's lives.

A brief Excerpt: Pray that your priorities in life will reflect Christ's priorities. Ask the Father to allow you to be a vessel through which His Kingdom can come in people's lives.

The Author is: Rich Holt

Scripture

Our verse for today comes from Matthew 6:33, “Seek first the Kingdom of God …”

Background

In 1988, retired NASA engineer Edgar Whisenant wrote a book giving 88 reasons why he believed Jesus would return in September 1988. Millions were sold or distributed and the impact on evangelical Christianity was great. Believers began selling property, booking flights to the holy land and heading to hilltops to await the rapture. Some even put pets to sleep. All of this despite the clear teachings on Christ’s return in Matthew 25:13.

Application

Sadly, the response demonstrated that the church in America had misplaced its priorities while forgetting its mission to reach a lost world with the gospel. The focus of their activity was on self rather than on the need to tell others of Jesus and His love. In Matthew 6:33 the Lord speaks a sobering reminder to believers to not lay up treasures on earth but to seek first His Kingdom. May we live our lives daily with Christ’s Kingdom at the forefront – thus making His mission primary. How are you doing?

Charge

As we seek Him today, pray that your priorities in life will reflect Christ’s priorities. Ask the Father to allow you to be a vessel through which His Kingdom can come in people’s lives.

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