" But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousnes, and all these things shall be added to you. " [NKJV]
WE ARE NOW ENTERING A SEASON OF THE YEAR WHERE THE FRANTIC PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING MATERIAL...EDIBLE...CONSUMABLE...DISPOSABLE...IS THE NORM FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION...!!!
BUT HOW ARE WE MEANT TO DEAL WITH THIS AS COMMITTED FOLOWERS OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST...???
THE TEXT ABOVE TEACHES US THAT WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR PRIORITIES REMAIN FOCUSSED ON THE WORD AND WILL OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF THE WORLD , EVER SEEKING M O R E AND M O R E... OF TEMPORAL
T H I N G S ..........THAT CAN NEVER ULTIMATELY SATISFY OUR SOUL'S DEEPEST LONGINGS...!!!
N E V E R T H E L E S S..................
WE CAN REST ASSURED THAT THE LORD KNOWS ALL THAT WE NEED IN THIS LIFE ...
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND ...S P I R I T U A L
AND HE WILL ENSURE THAT OUR NEEDS ARE MET.....
AS WE MAKE IT PRIORITY NUMBER 1....
TO PUT THE LORD FIRST IN ALL WE THINK, SAY AND DO THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON....AND ALWAYS.
THE LYRICS OF THE CAROL ARE SO RELEVANT TO THIS TIME ....[FROM ; ' IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER' ]
" WHAT CAN I GIVE HIM, .... ...GIVE HIM MY HEART"
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN TELLS US...
" bUT AS MANY AS RECEIVED hIM, TO THEM GAVE HE POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD, EVEN TO THEM THAT BELIEVE ON HIS NAME." [JOHN 1:12 ]
NOW T H A T IS THE GREATEST GIFT ANYONE CAN RECEIVE ....E T E R N A L L I F E
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU.