An Offertory Devotional video for Sabbath, January 1, 2022, in your @adventistchurch: vimeo.com/654139138.
Putting God first can be difficult. What we can learn from this video that will help us put God first in our lives today?
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We worship God because first is where He belongs. The opening words of the Holy Scripture, “In the beginning God,” positions God as “the First” without other details about His origin and prior existence. His position as “the First” is more than an honorific or a static title; it declares the Divine Being as the rightful Starter of everything. In Paul’s words, He is the Chief Cornerstone; and for John the Revelator, He is the Alpha. As the appeal “Put God first” resounds in our ears, it would be presumptuous to think that we can decide whether God is first. Putting God first is simply an acknowledgment of who God is the First, the Starter. When we put God first, we are aligning our existence with the order of the universe. The story is told of two brothers who were busy assembling the pieces of a puzzle game. After some time, the father could hear conflict between the brothers. As he stepped into the room, he could see both brothers holding and pulling the same piece of the puzzle while screaming at each other. One wanted to place the piece at the bottom left and the other at the top right. He could not refrain from smiling and finally gave these words of advice: “Unless the piece is placed where it should be, you will never complete the puzzle.” Unless “the First,” “the Starter,” is placed where He is supposed to be, our existence will never be complete. We are doomed to be nonstarters. In managing our resources, small and great, who and what is competing for the first place? If you aspire to make this year a masterpiece of your life, choose to acknowledge God as the First in everything.