In Matthew 6, within his teaching of the Sermon on the Mountain, Jesus teaches that our priority in life should be to seek him. In verse 25, he says, “Do not be anxious about your life . . .” He points to the flowers and the birds, stating that his...

When we examine the unity of marriage we see that we need to make God priority #1 and our spouse priority #2. Why is this structure set up accordingly? This structure is intentional because God provides us with a supportive partner in our journey with Him and through the unpredictable...

As we put Jesus first and our husband or wife second in our lives, we open the door for the blood of Jesus to heal our relationship and restore the oneness that husband and wife were created to have. Of course, any claims to Jesus first and spouse second are...

In the creation the first thing that God decreed “not good” was man being alone. God decided to make a suitable helper- one just right for him. He then created woman out of man – bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. There are people who are not...

Our fallen human nature always wants to be first. Even when we read the above passage, we tend to think that God chose Matthias to be an apostle, because Joseph was somehow inferior. But perhaps Joseph had a more prophetic, pastoral, or evangelical heart. Perhaps Joseph was so delighted in...