WEDNESDAY, 13 AUGUST
TEXT: JOHN 4:27-38
TOPIC: ARE YOUR PRIORITIES PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL?
A person’s top priority can either be God or money, physical or spiritual, temporal or eternal, but cannot be both. The surprised disciples rejoin Jesus with a food flask, but it is obvious that His priority is not physical food and water, though still tired and thirsty.
Jesus taught the disciples about His own priorities. Jesus’ disciples think of physical food as quickly as the Jewish leaders thought of the physical temple building. Nicodemus thought of physical birth, and the Samaritan woman thought of physical water. But Jesus says, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish his work.”
In Africa, many men of God see members as ATM machines to service their extravagant lifestyles but Jesus saw the Samaritan town as a field ready for harvest, one where the planting and harvesting of the fruit of the good news will happen at the same time.
In Nigeria, the two most successful industries are politics and religion. Sadly, the people are the commodities.
QUESTION
Are your priorities God’s kingdom and His righteousness?
PRAYER
Have mercy, oh Lord, for our priorities are no longer in tandem with Your priorities. Fill us with your Holly Spirit, in Jesus name. Amen.
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