Lord, may nothing separate me from You today. Teach me how to choose only Your way so each step will lead me closer to You. Help me walk by the Word. Help me to keep my heart pure and undivided. Protect me from those things that wrap me up and keep me from focusing on You. God continue to reign in my life. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Wrapped up in the wrong things!
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.”
Exodus 20:2-3 New International Version (NIV)
Imperfect vessels used by God
What happens when we let the wrong priorities and idols reign in our lives?
Self-Worship
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:11-14 (NIV)
Why not give it to God?
As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:57-62 (NIV)
When we leave God out of our daily planning, we risk getting wrapped up in the wrong things.
3 Tools to Rewrap Ourselves in Christ
Tool #1: Read the Bible.
What we do in a day is where our heart is or is not. It’s our choice.
Tool #2: We can’t settle for being Sunday saints.
All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:44-47 (NIV)
Tool #3: Prayer
God should be first place in our lives. Our #1 priority!
What’s keeping you wrapped up?
Are you willing to unwrap for God?