We live in a broken world, and humanity is the most broken and imperfect of all God’s creation.

 

The world has a permanent OUT OF ORDER sign on it, and as a result, most of us are looking for answers to our questions, and solutions to our problems, in all the wrong places.

 

We place our trust in ourselves, in shallow standards of beauty, in money, and in our relationships with other people, hoping for meaning and completion we will never find in these sources.

 

We are lost people, following false gods, hoping for the elusive spiritual peace that only God can give us.

 

Our deliverance won’t come in the form of a blank check, a beauty treatment, self-empowerment, or even the most fulfilling relationship with a parent, spouse, or child; the fulfillment we seek will come to us only when we choose God, and put Him first.

 

Joshua 24:15 says, “Choose this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

 

For thousands of years, worldly things have called to humanity, offering false promises, and failing to deliver. From the very beginning, and before this world was even created, the one true God was. He is. He always will be. And when we choose Him, He promises to give us lasting hope, peace, and love for all eternity.

 

Nothing in a jar, box, or bank account can come close, and no relationship means more.

 

Let’s pray.

 

Heavenly Father, we choose you. Only you are worthy above every false god, above every temptation, above our relationships with people, money, or things. We choose you, and ask you to guide us in putting you first, in all things. Amen.