Title: Put First Things First
Meta: As believers we need to daily remind ourselves to put first things first and have God's kingdom as the supreme priority of our lives.  There are a million plus distractions which could direct our zeal in other directions that are eternally fruitless.
Tags: Matthew 6:33,first,things,priorities,missions,gospel,Jesus

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But my desire for this church

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is that we might march forward

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from this point.

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Forget the past.

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Forgetting the past, let's press on.

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Let's not forget what God has called us to.

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First things first. First things first.

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First things first.

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We might not see one another again,

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but wouldn't it be a glorious thing

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if those words were ringing in our ears

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every morning, during the day

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as it would be an exhortation to one another?

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And if we're lost,

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if we don't put first things first,

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then what will be the consequences?

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Those of you that are here today,

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some of you know so well these truths

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and have yet not put first things first.

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Whatever you do or don't feel

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doesn't change the truth.

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If we don't put Christ, His kingdom,

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His righteousness first,

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we have no hope,

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but a ruling and reigning King coming in judgment

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like we talked about last time

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on that white horse to execute judgment -

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eternal judgment.

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But eternal judgment with this ringing

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in our ears: Come to Me,

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all you that are heavy laden,

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and I will be give you rest.

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Be yoked to Me.

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Why do you spend your money

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for that which is not bread,

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and labor for that which does not satisfy.

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Hearken diligently unto Me

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and eat ye that which is good,

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and let your soul be delighted -

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satisfied with fatness. (King James)

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But this is reality.

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This is the Word of King Jesus.

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And if we don't heed that Word

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and if we don't put first things first,

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we're going to meet Him face to face

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and He's going to say

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you've called God a liar

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because you haven't believed

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the record that God has given of His Son,

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and that in Him you have eternal life.

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You've despised and rejected Jesus Christ as King

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and said I will not have this Man reign over me.

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And you've rejected His righteousness

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thinking that somehow you can

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work your way through this life,

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do a few good things,

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come to church,

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do whatever religious activities you might imagine,

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but in the end, it's all worthless.

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It's all helpless.

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So let us plead with one another,

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plead with our family members,

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plead with our neighbors,

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plead with whoever God helps us to speak to,

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but it has to begin every morning.

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Seek ye first... first things first.

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When we wake up in the morning,

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if that would ring in our ears:

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first things first,

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it's going to lead us to this book.

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It's going to lead us to time alone with the Lord.

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We cannot sacrifice that.

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We'll be a victim.

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Satan - he's alive.

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But God's Word is real. God's Word is truth.

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It keeps speaking to us.

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Every morning,

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wake up in the morning.

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First things first.

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Throughout the day,

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reminding one another;

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reminding ourselves first things first.

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To the end of the day: first things first.

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Oh, if that would catch on, brethren.

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Our prayer meetings would be:

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first things first.

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Our lives, our mornings would be

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first things first.

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And we would see God moving.

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Because He's promised

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that if we would abide in Him

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and His words abide in us,

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and we bring those back to Him,

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He's going to give us whatever we ask for

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and it will be according to His will.

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Many times we might not know exactly

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how He's going to answer those prayers,

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but He will enable us to do

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what He wants us to do,

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and He will enable us to bear fruit

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for His glory.

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Simple. First things first. Simple. First things first.

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Profound.

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First things first.