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Put God First

John 20:1 NKJV
Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.


Mark 16:1-2 NKJV
1. Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.
2. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.


Jesus died on the Day of Preparation for the Sabbath. Preparation Day is the day before the onset of Sabbath and Sabbath begins at nightfall on Friday and lasts until nightfall on Saturday. In practical terms the Sabbath starts a few minutes before sunset on Friday and runs until an hour after sunset on Saturday, so it lasts about 25 hours.

To be more specific by hours, Jesus died at 3 PM and Sabbath starts around 6 PM. Jewish are not allowed to do any work during Sabbath, so Jesus’ burial was done in hurry. His followers only had time to wrap Jesus’ body with linen and didn’t use spices or oil perfumes.

The moment I read John 20:1, the words "went to the tomb early, while it was still dark" struck me. As I'm writing this blog post, I found another Bible verse, which is Mark 16:1-2, that shown that Mary Magdalene was not alone, she was with Mary the mother of James and Salome. These two verses show that their priority is Jesus. They didn’t afraid to proclaim that they’re Jesus’ followers and what might happen if they visited Jesus’ tomb. They only cared for Jesus well-being. I see it as an act of selfless, put God as priority in their lives. And their reward was they're the firsts to know that Jesus is risen.

Now, I’m questioning myself, what can I do to put God first in my daily life? Yes, I can start my morning by praying and expressing my gratitude of every breath that God allows me to take. But, it’s not enough, because I’m only doing it for myself.

So, I figured, putting God first means before we do something, we should ask “What would Jesus do?”. Start from little things, e.g. if the chef didn’t get my food exactly the way I wanted, I should stay calm and accept the way it is. Everyone makes mistakes and if the tables are turned, I also don’t want to get scolded at. So, I must be wise and careful not to say anything hurtful. Just because I’m having a bad mood doesn’t mean everyone should be miserable too.

Later, if I encounter something more difficult to solve and clueless about the solution, I will go deeper in prayer, ask God earnestly to lead the way and teach me to see His way. By doing it constantly, I’m open to God’s teaching and always learning to see from God’s perspective. Most importantly, I let God’s will be done, not my will.



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