PUT JESUS FIRST

  Sat Jul 25, 2026  

Memorise:
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Psalm 16:8

 

Read:   1 Kings 17:8-16

 

Bible In One Year:
Isaiah 38-40

 

Hymn:
My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less

 

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PrayerPoint:
Father, please help me to put You first in every area of my life, in Jesus ' name.


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Message

One of the ways that believers can preserve and maintain their position as children of God is by putting Him first in everything. In Genesis 22:1 - 18, God tested Abraham to find out who was more important in his life: God 's gift to him (lsaac) or the Giver of the gift (God). He asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, and he passed the test. Abraham put God first and chose to obey Him. He knew that the God who quickened his dead body to bear a son could also raise his son from death (Hebrews 11:17-19). When he passed the test, the Almighty God made a promise to multiply him exceedingly, and today, Abraham 's seed can be found everywhere. When you put God first, He will single you out for mighty miracles.

In today 's Bible reading, a man of God met a widow and asked her for food. The widow responded that all she had was just enough for her and her son to make one last mea before they die. However, she eventually gave up the meal to feed the prophet, and for the rest of the famine she and her son didn 't suffer hunger. In Luke 4:25-26, the Bible tells us thathe we any wdows in the landof Israel whom Elijah could have been sent to at that time. However, I believe that God singled her out for an unending supply because He knew that she would put Him first.

One way to put God first in your life is to give Him your firstfruits. I find it surprising when some people struggleto offer their firstfruits to God. In Proverbs 3:9-10, God says that when you honour Him with your firstfruits, your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. You cannot put God first in your finances and experience scarcity or lack. Just do as God has said and leave the rest to Him.

Another way to put God first is to make His priorities your priority. One of the most important things to God is the salvation of souls. In Luke 19:10, Jesus said that He came to seek and save the lost. Winning souls and making disciples are important to God; therefore, they should be important to you also. Beloved, tell others about Jesus today, and become actively involved in their spiritua growth. Go the extra mile to ensure that someone else follows Jesus, and the Almighty God will single you oul for His marvellous miracles.


King James Version

1 Kings 17:8-16

RCCG Hymn

My hope is built on nothing less

  1. My hope is built on nothing less
    Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
    I dare not trust the sweetest frame.
    But wholly lean on Jesus name.

    2. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
    All other ground is sinking sand.
    All other ground is sinking sand.


  2. When darkness seems to veil His face,
    I rest on His unchanging grace;
    In every high and stormy gale.
    My anchor holds within the veil.
  3. His oath. His covenant, and blood.
    Support me in the whelming flood;
    When all around my soul gives way,
    He then is all my hope and stay
  4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
    s Oh, may I then in Him be found;
    Dressed in His righteousness alone.
    Faultless to stand before the throne.

 


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