First place

Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? Matthew 6:26 AMP

This morning I have the blessing of sitting outside as the day dawns and watch the birds start talking and finding their breakfast. They just arrive and trust that what they need will be there. The Message Bible puts it this way...

Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. Matthew 6:26 The Message

The passage goes on to say, 

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?  Matthew 6:30-31 AMP

God has everything covered for us. He has thought about it all, every single thing that we would ever need, for each one of us. And whatsmore He has already made provision for us. Just as He has for the birds who fly around, swoop down and find exactly what they need. We just need to seek Him out first, not the things we need, that's all He asks of us.

But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. Matthew 6:33 AMP

He asks that we put Him first in all we do. That we yearn for His presence. That we love Him above all else.

And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect). This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment. Matthew 22:37 AMP

Question for today, are you loving God with all your heart, all your mind and all your soul? Let's take some time today to ask God to show us what needs to change in our lives to enable us to love Him more.

Jesus said, "Love the Lord you God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence." This is the most important, the first on any list. Matthew 22:27 The Message