Acts 17

11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. KJV


Acts 17

11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. NASB


And it focuses on priorities. I don't want to you to respond publicly but what are your priorities. Now if I was to ask you what is your #1 priority what would you say? Now many would say well we are in church so the answer should be God. Yeah that's it God. But let's don't kid ourselves. Let's be honest. If we are going to say that God is #1 then it must be evident. And I don't mean that he is #1 in my life on Sunday morning or #1 when I am experiencing a problem, but I'm talking about in our normal everyday living, what are our priorities in life.

Here is just one example. Here are the percentages of resolutions that people have promised to make for 2012:

Now if you are into making goals and wanting to set them there is a website just for you. It's called mygoals.com and it helps you stay on track, but it also has trends for what people are going to make as goals for 2007. Here is the breakdown.:
* 27% of resolutions involve health and fitness which is down from last year.
* 15% personal growth and interests
* 15% personal finance
* 9% education and training
* 6% time management and organization
* 5% recreation and leisure
* 5% family and relationships

So let's go back to priorities for a second. We said well surely the answer should be God is #1 but notice that list again. Did you hear me mention any resolution concerning God. It's not there. To find anything about spirituality you have to look in the personal growth section and their you will see that in the personal growth and interests the second most popular resolutions only 2% are interested in becoming more spiritual. By the way that improving one's mind and attitude is at 27% and improving one's appearance is at 22%. Yet changing their spiritual makeup only a dismal 2%. Need further proof? The Barna Group which specializes in research about Christianity reported that only 1 out of 7 adults (15%) place their faith in God at the top of the priority list. You say well that's not fair because some of those are non-Christians. Okay the survey goes on and says that out of Christians not quite 1 out of 4 (23%) place their faith in God at the top of the priority list. The majority of people are focused on the here and now and not on their relationship with God.

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