Important to God

Choose your priorities carefully, according to what’s important to God and not the world.

“Behold, what I have built I am going to tear down, and what I have planted I am going to uproot, that is, all the people of the land.”—Jeremiah 45:4 NASB

Many in ancient Judah looked at the mighty temple built by Solomon as a kind of insurance policy. Surely God would never allow anything to happen to His temple! He would never allow anything to happen to the nation He had created. Surely, He would always protect and deliver the children of Abraham. The walls of Jerusalem would be secure.

Through Jeremiah, God showed He was not concerned with temporary, superficial things like they were. He had an eternal, spiritual perspective on their lives. He was more concerned about their relationship with Him than about any building and more concerned with their hearts than their power or wealth. Their obedience was more important than sustaining their earthly kingdom.

God was even willing to “tear down” what He had built and “uproot” what He had planted … if that’s what it would take to shake them up and get their minds off the things of this world. He wanted them to focus on His eternal Kingdom and realize that everything else would pass away.

Today, God is looking at your spiritual condition—the attitude of your heart, your relationship with Him, and your spiritual maturity. Don’t place your faith in buildings, nations, organizations, or people.

Instead, “look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal”
(2 Corinthians 4:18).

Reflection Question: What is your current spiritual condition? Do you need to adjust?