SEEK GOD FIRST

January 8
Today's Reading: Genesis 20-22; Matthew 6:19-34

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33

If you do not spend time with the Lord today, the devil will kill, steal and destroy any fruit of the Spirit. The most important thing that allows us to live a victorious Christian life seems to be the hardest thing to maintain on a consistent basis. We have to understand that the power of the Holy Spirit is released by abiding in the Word. If the devil can keep you from opening the Word, you will be ineffective and have little peace in knowing the will of God. The Lord wants to instruct you and keep you in the way you should go; but you must spend time with Him for Him to be able to lead you.

We all want Jesus to run to our beck and call, but we make excuses about the time we have for Him. Well to whom much is given much is required. God gives you 24 hours every day, brand new grace and mercies none of which we earned or deserved. Considering the poll that was recently on TV if we could all sacrifice an hour of the time we spend on our cellphones, computers, tablets, and social networks heaven would be bombarded.

However these are technology and they are helping to advance the kingdom for those who use it that way to others they are tearing it down. Don't wait until a crisis hits at your door to unplug and give God that time. Give it to Him now.

Today God gave me, so I will give it back. I want to spend all of it with Him, therefore I am not going anywhere I wouldn't want Him to go, not looking at or reading anything that He wouldn't be a part of.

We make the mistake of thinking that just because God is everywhere that He is a part of everything and that is not the truth. God is everywhere but He is not in everything. So today spend a little time with Him and tomorrow add a little more you will find that each day gets sweeter than the day before.

Blessed to Be A Blessing,
Shon Garner Cole