Right Order

Right Order

Bible: Matthew 6:25-34

Reading

Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well (V.33).

A teacher wanted to make an important point, so he took a big jar and filled it with stones. “Is the jar full?” he asked the class. “Yes,” came a reply. “Oh, really?” he said. Then he poured smaller pebbles into the jar to fill the spaces between the stones. “Is it full now?” “Yes,” said someone else. “Oh, really?” He then filled the remaining spaces between the stones and pebbles with sand. “Is it full now?” he asked. “Probably not,” said another, which made the class laugh. Then he took a glass of water and poured it into the jar.

“What’s the lesson we learn from this?” he asked. One teenager spoke up, “No matter how full the jar is, there’s always room for more.” “Not quite,” said the teacher. “The lesson is: to get everything in the jar, you must always put the big things in first.”

Jesus taught a similar lesson in the Sermon on the Mount. He knew that we waste our time worrying about the little things that seem so urgent, but crowd out the big things that will really last forever. “Your heavenly Father knows that you need them,” Jesus reminded His hearers when talking about their daily needs. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (MATTHEW 6:32-33).

What are you putting first in your life?

WHEN WE PUT GOD FIRST, WE TRUST HIM TO PROVIDE FOR THE BIG THINGS AND THE LITTLE THINGS.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries