First Things First

1-6-2024

First Things First

If you’ve been following my blog posts you may notice that at times they are all over the place depending upon the topic of the day, the mood I’m in or just because I feel the need to explain or expand on a newsworthy story. It’s so easy to get caught up in the worries of life, the political scandal of the day or counter someone’s spread of damaging misinformation and we can lose sight of the most important goal in life – keeping the first things first.

Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Our lifelong goal should always be putting God first in our life and then keeping HIM on the throne of our heart. It’s not money, power or fame as the world seeks, but telling others about the loving God who wants us to worship, honor and love HIM. The old spiritual hymn “Oh How I Love Jesus” said it plainly and should be the cry of our heart to the God who created us. In today’s contemporary Christian music a song that has my attention is called “First Things First” by a group called Consumed By Fire.

“First Things First”

All the things that I have held dear
The vanities that whispered in my ear
What would I do if they all disappeared
Riches and fame and all that they could buy
I’ve come to find they never satisfy
What would I gain if my soul’s the price

I don’t wanna love what the world loves
I don’t wanna chase what the world does
I only want you
I only want you

First thing’s first
I seek Your will
Not my own
Surrender all my wants to you
Keep the first thing first
To live Your truth
Walk Your ways
Set my eyes
Lord, I fix my face on you
All my desires reversed
To keep the first thing first

I give it all
My life an offering
My heart is yours
So have Your way in me
Your kingdom’s all I wanna seek

I don’t wanna love what the world loves
No, I don’t wanna chase what the world does
I only want you
I only want you

First thing’s first
I seek Your will
Not my own
Surrender all my wants to you
Keep the first thing first
To live Your truth
Walk Your ways
Set my eyes
Lord, I fix my face on you
All my desires reversed
To keep the first thing first
To keep the first thing first
All my desires reversed
To keep the first thing first, oh
To keep the first thing first, oh

First thing’s first
I seek Your will
Not my own
Surrender all my wants to you
Keep the first thing first
To live Your truth
Walk Your ways
Set my eyes
Lord, I fix my face on you
All my desires reversed
To keep the first thing first, oh
To keep the first thing first, oh
To keep the first thing first

All my desires reversed
To keep the first thing first

Rather than letting the cares of the world consume us spiritually we should get away into our quiet place where we are alone with God soaking up HIS love for us because we are HIS creation.

God’s unending love for you and for me never fails. – RTM