God Comes First

What do you do when you get up in the morning? Maybe you’re getting

ready for your day, or maybe your thoughts are on what you’re going to eat for

breakfast. Does God ever enter your mind in the morning?

Matthew 6:33 says:

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these

things shall be added unto you.”

It says to seek the kingdom of God first, but what will be added unto you? In

Deuteronomy 5:33 it says:

“Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you,

that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your

days in the land which ye shall process.”

God said “seek ye first the kingdom of God” and in Deuteronomy it says that if

we do what the Lord commands us, it will be well with us.

What should we do when we get up in the morning? I Timothy 1:2 says:

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and

giving of thanks, be made for all men;”

It says that first of all we should pray. Pray for other people and give thanks! In

Psalm 5:3 David writes:

“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct

my prayer unto thee, and will look up.”

He says that in the morning the Lord will hear his voice, and when we talk to

God we call it praying. Reading our Bibles is another way we can seek the

kingdom of God. And why would you put it off until later? Do it in the morning!

We give the first day of the week to God, by going to church on Sunday.

We should also give him our first waking hour of our day. A New Year’s

resolution for us all can be: put God first! This isn’t easy, like any other resolution

it will take work. Remember everything we do for God will be worth it!

Facts About Christmas Time

Luke 2:14:

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will

toward men."

Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, but for most people

it is a time of stress, wondering what to get people for Christmas, and

busyness.

Here are some facts about the holiday season which go to show how

much people care about it and how less the care about what it is really

about.

Every year, about 900 billion dollars are spent in America for gifts, and

2.3 million pounds of wrapping paper and over 30,000 miles of ribbon is used

to wrap them. The amount of paper used to make Christmas cards could fill

a football field with paper stalked 10 stories high.

These facts go to show how much people are focusing on worldly thing

and not the birth of Jesus.

Christmas is also a time of stress for most Americans because of all the

shopping, cooking, and preparation for Christmas. That is why I included

Luke 2:14. Christmas shouldn’t be a time of stress for us. It should be a time

where we can think of the birth of Jesus and what he did for us on the cross.

~ Isaac S.

LABOR NOT FOR RICHES (LESSON 2)

LESSON 2

BEING SUSTAINED, CONTENT, AND DEBT FREE

Ecclesiastes 5:17 kjv

 17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness

• Rich people don't get rest, they are often worried about their stuff and money.

 - Being rich, or trying to look like you are, brings no real satisfaction.

 Proverbs 22:7 kjv   

 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

• If you don't have the money for it, don't buy it.

 - The Bible says that the borrower is a servant to the lender. 

 - Avoid getting credit cards and loans, you will become a servant to them.

Hebrews 13:5 kjv 

5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: 

for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

• We must be content with everything that God has already given us, not wanting more.

 - We should not go about our lives wishing that we could obtain more.

 - You don't have to live like everyone else, or have the things that other people have.

1st Timothy 6:6 kjv

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

• God has provided so much for us already, we must be fully content in Him.

 - Putting your focus on the Lord and serving Him, will bring you real joy.

 - The Bible says that doing right, and serving God is great gain.

 - The Lord will provide for all of your needs, and if you serve and trust Him He can bless you abundantly.  

Romans 13:8 kjv 

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

• The Bible says that the wicked borrow and don't pay it back.

 - When we borrow something from someone, we should return it again unto them. 

 - We must be responsible enough to repay borrowed money as we are in returning someone's belongings.

 - When you borrow money from someone make sure to not only pay it back, but also be sure to pay it back on time.

• Trust in the Lord to sustain you, be content in Him and owe no man anything!