Are We Putting God First?

ARE WE PUTTING GOD FIRST?

Proverbs 3: 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Distractions of daily living should never hinder our service for the Lord.

1. Turn to the Lord.

2nd Chronicles 2:15. But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

Ezekiel 33:11 |

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Job 27:9 |

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

2. Rise up and build.

Nehemiah 2: 17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

3. Understanding God’s power.

Isaiah 43: 5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

4. Living Righteously

Acts 19:. 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

5: Divine warning.

1st Corinthians 10: 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

Self indulgence hinders.

Selfishness

Unconcern

Beginning

Action

Obedience

Assurance

Promise of God

His presence

His future glory