Proverbs 24
Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.Proverbs 24:27
In other words, “First things first” or “Get your priorities straight.” Do those things that are truly needful before attending to less important tasks. For example, field work is a higher priority than house building. If you fail to plant your crops because you are spending your time hanging curtains, you won’t have anything to harvest later, and you will go hungry, despite your nice décor.
That advice applies to our spiritual lives as well. Our most fundamental need is to know God, for He is our life. Are we giving Him the time and attention He warrants? I, for one, have some field work to do…
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