LifeLink Devotions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
First things first.
I’m guilty of putting lesser things first.
Today I rejoice that the first things are the first things. They are also the best things. God designed it that way. His first things are always our best things.
As I read through the 45th chapter of Isaiah again this morning I was reminded of five first things that put every other thing in proper perspective. Here they are:
#1. God’s salvation is an everlasting salvation. Isaiah 45:17 “But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation.”
#2. God does not hide Himself from us, and when we seek Him we will find Him. Isaiah 45:19 “I have not said to Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain.’”
#3. One day everyone will bow before Him and acknowledge that He is LORD. Some will bow in despair as they await their sentence. I will join all others who have been saved and bow before Him in adoration and thanksgiving as we enter His eternal presence. Isaiah 45:23 “Before the LORD every knee will bow.”
#4. Only in the LORD will I discover and embrace righteousness and strength. All other ground is sinking sand. He alone is my solid rock. Isaiah 45:24 “In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.”
#5. In the LORD I will be found righteous and will glory in Him. God declares me righteous because of the righteousness of Christ in me. Not because of what I did to earn it – I can do NOTHING to earn it. It is all because of the love and grace of God manifested in Jesus Christ my LORD! That makes me rejoice! Isaiah 45:25 “In the LORD all the descendants of Israel will be found righteous and will exult.”
First things first.
Pastor John
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