Putting God's Business First

  Putting God's Business First
By Pastor Andre Butler
Now therefore thus sayeth the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye not are filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Israel had been defeated and the temple destroyed. Later, God delivered Israel from their captivity in Babylon and restored to them what had been lost. Someone had raised the issue of building the Lord’s house again, but the Israelites didn’t want to spend the money or expend the effort.
Many believers are like these Israelites. They need to consider their ways, to take an inventory of what has happened to their finances. They are honest, hard-working individuals. They are sowing a lot into the church, but not bringing in much of a return. They are surviving, living only from paycheck to paycheck to paycheck. They are working two jobs, but it is still not enough.

What’s wrong? If you have not put God’s business first, then He won’t take care of your business.