Good intentions

A man bought a new hunting dog. Eager to see how he would perform, he took him out to track a bear. No sooner had they gotten into the woods than the dog picked up the trail. Suddenly he stopped, sniffed the ground, and headed in a new direction. He had caught the scent of a deer that had crossed the bear's path. A few moments later he halted again, this time smelling a raccoon that had crossed the path of the deer. Then a turkey, a rabbit, and so on, until finally the breathless hunter caught up with his dog, only to find him barking triumphantly down the hole of a field mouse.

Often Christians start out with high resolve, putting the kingdom of God first in their lives, but their attention is soon diverted to matters of lesser worth. One pursuit leads to another until they have strayed far from their original purpose. Do your best to put what needs to be first, first. “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).

Kyle Campbell