Title of Message: The Big Rocks
(Psalm 90:12) “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain aheart of wisdom.”
The Order is Important.
3 Biblical principals surrounding order.
1. Order determines capacity.
(Matthew 6:31-33) “So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or
'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
2. Order communicates priority.
(Revelation 2:2-4) I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance…Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.”
3. Order impacts the rest.
(Proverbs 3:6-10) “In all your ways acknowledge him…Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”
The distance between the truth you know and the truth you live equals the pain you experience.
How to find your big rocks:
1. Discover your values.
(2 Corinthians 13:8 NLT) “Our responsibility is never to oppose the truth, but to stand for the truth at all times.”
What do you stand for?
What do you love deeply?
What makes you righteously angry?
2. Determine what is most important.
(Proverbs 29:18 KJV) “Where there is no vision, the people perish…”
What is my lifeʼs mission?
(Acts 20:24) “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me.”
(Ephesians 5:15-17) “Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.”
3. Decide who is most important.
(Matthew 22:37-40) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
(1 Peter 4:7-8) “The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
(Proverbs 17:24 GN) “An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.”
