Bullets for the Battle

The Bullet of Significance: The Good Life, Part 1

An old Chinese proverb says that a man can’t carry two melons in one hand. In other words, there are some things a man simply can’t do. One of our greatest frustrations as humans is knowing that we are so limited in our abilities and our time. How can we get the most and best out of our years? How can we be sure we’re committing our life in the best possible way?

It is amazing that so many of us live as though we have forever! All of us waste hours upon hours in doing things that produce low returns. We see so many movies, take so many trips, watch so many football games, etc. But what does it really add to our quality of life? There are about 8,760 hours in the year and with one-third spent in sleeping, and another one-third in eating and working, what we do with the remaining 2,920 is critical. It is impossible in sixty or seventy years of life to cram in 100 years of living. We need to remember that life doesn’t begin at forty for those who “went sixty” when they were twenty.

One of the most arresting things that Jesus Christ ever said is recorded in Matthew 6:33 … “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things needful will be added to you.” In this passage the Son of God makes the absolute statement that if we concern ourselves with the reality Big Issue, all the other little issues will resolve themselves. In no uncertain terms Jesus says that God is the Big Issue. He is “The First Priority.”