No 7

(A personal relationship with God)

The relationship that we have with our heavenly Father is, by far, the most important in our lives. All other relationships that we may have are important (our family, our church, our job, etc..), of course, but our vertical one should be our priority. We all ought to be like Joshua who penned the following words : « but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord » (Joshua 24 :5); Or be like Abraham who was willing to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac because God had asked him to do so (Genesis 22). Or how about Daniel who prayed to God in a foreign land and through severe adversity (Daniel 6 – the den of lions). Isn’t wonderful that we have these examples in the Bible to model our lives on? In this day and age, we are faced with difficult decisions as to what our priorities should be in our life. The best list of priorities is as follows, in order : 1) God; 2) Our spouse; 3) Our children; 4) Our job; 5) Our church (activities). Some may disagree with this list but here is how I see it work out; in reverse order a) We can always find a church but we can’t always find a job; b) We can always find a job, but we can’t always find a family; c) We can always find a family but if we don’t have God in out lives and are not saved, we are nothing but a ball of flesh romping around in the world waiting to die. Some have asked themselves who am I, what am I doing here on earth and what are the rules? As Christians, these three questions are answered fully in the Bible and when Jesus came to this earth, He gave them a prostitute. In John 4 :20-24, Jesus said to this sinful woman : « But the hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the father seeketh such to worship Him. » (Verse 23). Yes, the relationship that we have with our heavenly Father is the most important because Jesus said so.