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Make Your Priority Right


For God so loved the world, that he gave ...
 - John 3:16. 

Giving is the highest expression of love.
In the account of John 11:20; when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she ran to meet him, but Mary abode still, probably she didn't know. But, in vs 29, when Martha informed her(Mary), she rose quickly, and came to him 'Jesus'.
Mary expressed her love in various ways one of them is through her SUBSTANCE (Alabaster Box, expensive perfume), not just with activities or eye service, she expressed it by giving. John 12:3 gave this account.

Secondly, in Luke 10:41-42. Mary was more interested in seeking to know more of God, thereby giving her ATTENTION. Martha on the other hand (though a good and sincere person), but, was busy, busy, busy and carried away with activities. We must understand the timing of everything, so we don't have misplaced priorities. Remember in Ecclesiastes 5:1, the scripture says,
"Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil." it becomes an evil in the sight of God, when our priorities are out of other.

Without first knowing His person, we cannot please Him. We must seek to know the depth of His love for us. Only then, that we can offer acceptable service and sacrifice.
Reading from Luke 10:42, Jesus said to Martha, "But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
When we have full understanding of any subject, it become very difficult or impossible for anyone to persuade us otherwise or try to talk us out of it.

Seek to know him first that way we can offer acceptable service. Without a perfect knowledge of His person, our sacrifices and stewardship will just be mere religious activities with no real substance and no reward, most times it end in frustration.

God will reorder our priority from today, in Jesus name!

Enahoro Airononi 
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