Priorities!

Priorities!

One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I’d rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin. Psalm 84:10 MSG

Every day is the Lord's day, but Sundays are usually referred to as the Lord's day. Whatever day you hold precious, consider this: what do you do with the day of God has instituted? What activities do you engage in daily, not just the Lord's day?

The Psalmist had a fundamental understanding of priorities and I believe we will learn from his statement here. According to the Message Translation here, He says: One day spent in God's house is better than thousands spent in expensive Greek island  beaches. It is not a focus on the building, but on the personality you seek in the appointment. The focus is on God, not the people. Fellowship is important, but it will only make sense when all who gather in fellowship come to seek the person behind the gathering, not just for the sake of gathering. As you join others in worship, whether yesterday or today, who do you seek?

The Psalmist further says that: 'he would rather scrub floors in the house of His God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin'. That's a fundamental departure from what we are used to. The world teaches us esteem, self-worth and value, claiming that some things are beneath us. The world teaches us to pursue noble, worthy things, and not degrade ourselves into menial, worthless endeavours. We now have people in church who consider some assignments menial and demeaning, who feel that their gifts must not be relegated. Once you do not value them or their gifts, they break out and go start their own 'church'. Unfortunately, when you are dealing with God, you must remember that just as the parts of the body are many, with various functions, including waste processors and eliminators, so do we have in the church various functions and assignments. Each part is content to do its bit, conscious of the fact that if one part does not function well, the whole body suffers. Sin does not have to be bold or in-your-face; God calls ALL unrighteousness sin.

This day, check again. What are my priorities? Am I focused on earthly gain or eternal value? Am I conscious of the impact I am making or am I content to be where God has placed me, working in his strength and grace?