Devotion:
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Read Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 6:33.
The first commandment of the primary Ten is “You shall have no other gods before me.” That means God is to be the top priority in our life. God is to be the One who guides our life, the One we look to for direction in all aspects of life. It can be so easy to fall into a pattern and way of thinking that God (and the Church and being a Christian) is just one part of our life, along with several other parts or areas. We have family, job, hobbies and interests and whatever other aspects in which we might divide our life. For too many of us, God has little impact on dealing with those other parts of life. We get our “guidance” for those areas from other places.
Our focus Bible passages today encourage us to let God be our guide in all aspects of our life. Jesus said if we would “seek first the kingdom” everything else will fall into place. We will have what we need. What we learn as a part of his kingdom will teach us how to deal with everything in our life. And these often-quoted verses from Proverbs support that teaching. Rather than trusting in your own thinking that you have learned from this world, by placing your trust in God (making God your priority and primary guide) you gain the best “tour guide through life” you could possibly have.
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