JESUS FIRST

“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”

James 4:17 KJV

Someone asked if it is okay to watch movies or football games on television.  No matter what we do, we need to be sure to put Jesus first ahead of everything and everyone.  Jesus deserves to have first place in our heart and in our life after all He has done for us.  He shed His precious blood for you and for me.

If we take the time to exercise in the morning or read the sports page in the newspaper but don’t take the time to talk to Jesus, the Bible makes it very clear that we are sinning.  If we don’t have the time to talk to Jesus and spend time with Him, we need to rearrange our schedules so He comes first.

The most precious times I have had with Jesus are when I was physically able to kneel beside my bed.  I would read my Bible out loud and pray out loud and spend time with Jesus.  O how I miss those times.  However, it is not enough to just bow our knees, we must also bow our heart to our precious Saviour.

What about you?  Does Jesus have first place in your heart, in your life, in your time and in everything you do?  We should never go anywhere unless we can take Jesus with us.  We should never watch anything on television that we wouldn’t watch if Jesus was sitting beside us. 

It is time that we put Jesus first.  After all He has done for us, we should want to do everything we can do to make Him happy.  Jesus deserves to be happy.  O how I love Jesus.  He is the joy of my heart, the reason I’m living and the reason I get out of bed in the morning.  One day I will see Him face to face.    

Joanne Lowe

May 12, 2017