November 19

We tend to have our priorities out of order. It is the nature of man, after all, to put natural or world-related matters first. The old saying, “If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s a duck,” goes into play here. Because we’re born into the world and the world is all we see and all we know, we’re worldly.

God wants us to be different than that. It’s like the old Mission Impossible TV show that was made into a couple of movies of the same name—God poses to the natural man an option and, “Your mission, if you choose to take it…” will be fraught with difficulty and challenge.

The most daunting aspect of it is simply accepting it. That’s because in order to realize we have the option, we must have our spiritual antennae up in a world that is broadcasting primarily natural messages. We are focused on the natural, so we hear the world’s siren call much more clearly than God’s still, small voice.

But once we realize the truth of Romans 14:17-18, “The Kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but it is of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit which is pleasing to God,” we reorient ourselves—not just to please Him, but so the promises He gives for time and eternity can become ours.