Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Assessing the Spiritual before the Temporal

SCRIPTURE
(Mark 11:11) "And He (Jesus) entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking all around, He departed for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late."


OBSERVATION
Jesus has just made the Triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The first place he proceeds to is the temple. Jesus goes inside, looks around, and then leaves. It was late in the day but Jesus makes a statement with His actions: The place of Worship, or the spiritual, takes presidence over every other aspect of life.


APPLICATION
Spending time reading God's Word and journaling insights is difficult and time consuming, but it is the place of priority for successful living. No matter how late, or what the agenda is for the day, worship and spiritual enhancement must take priority.

PRAYER
Lord, don't let the business of life and the demands of ministry keep me from my time with You.

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