Let me illustrate ... Many years
ago, two River paddle boats left Memphis about the same time. They traveled down
the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side-by-side, sailors
from one ship taunted the sailors of the other about their snail’s pace. Words
were exchanged. Challenges were made. And the race began. Competition became
vicious as the two boats roared through the Deep South. One boat began falling
behind because the boat did not posses enough fuel. There had plenty of coal for the trip, but not enough
for a race. As one boat dropped back, an enterprising young sailor began to
take the ship’s cargo and toss it into the boiler. The sailors saw that the
supplies burned as well as the coal. So, they fueled their boat with the
material they’d been assigned to transport. They ended up winning the race, by
destroying their cargo.
My friends,
we can never forget God is our first-priority as it relates to the closeness
of God. It is easy to step into the social relevance of Christianity as it
relates to the needy world around us…only to make our social, benevolent, and
mission work our priority and also…our god. Our allegiance is to God and God
alone … all other priorities must serve our first-priority. Any other choice is
burning the cargo to win the race…only to loose the purpose of the journey.
John 14:21, “Whoever
has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will
be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them."
Or
Matthew 6:33, "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Always working to keep the priorities in focus ... you know I love ya, Don
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