Our Top Priority

Scripture – Philippians 3:7-11: But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Observation – Christ brings an entirely new order to my life. If I give Him top priority – if I count knowing Him and growing in that relationship as greater than anything else I can attain, He will put all the rest in order for me. They will be as “rubbish” in the sense of having no real value to me. If I need bills paid, He’ll provide the means to cover them. They don’t have to dominate my mind and heart. If I have grief, He will give me all I need to live through it. If I have joy, it will be in the light of His presence rather than just in the current situation. The point is: He is number one in my mind and heart. That’s my goal. In my best moments, that’s my reality.

Application – I will choose one concern today that tries to dominate me and put it under the “surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”

Prayer – Lord, please put my life in order today. Give me a simple trust and faith that you will do that. Lift the eyes of my heart to see you first.