Jesus Comes First!
In Matthew 10:37, Jesus says to His disciples “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.“
Simply stated, Jesus comes first. If we put anything before the Lord Jesus Christ, then we are not worthy of Him. He died for our sins on the brutal cross of Calvary, and rose again to give us life, not putting His own life first, but putting our lives first. He was rich, but became poor, so that we could become rich in His name; He gave up everything, so that we could gain everything. However, we can so easily put our jobs, personal lives, husband or wife, even our children or parents first before the Lord. Nothing comes first. Even at times, we may fall into the trap of serving God before God. My beloved, be careful. As John wrote in his epistle “Little children, keep away from idols.” Let trust in the Lord with all your mind, body, soul and spirit, and He will guide us exactly where He wants us, and that is exactly where we need to be.