Inferior stuff

Inferior stuff

Ya wanna know the definition of inferior?!  Here it is:

Inferior: lower in rank, status, or quality. 

Philippians 3:10 MSG:

I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself.

Life is not about stuff. We have all seen the people that may have all the stuff but in reality, they have all the junk.  Ouch…that hurt. Seriously though!  You remember just 5 years ago when the first generation iPhone came out!?  It revolutionized the planet!  Now if you are caught with a first generation iPhone, you are the laughing stock of people!  Its almost as bad as having a flip phone!

This is the standard of all our stuff day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year.  Stuff cannot, and will not satisfy your life.  Its nice one day and in no time, its junk.

Paul was saying all His credentials, money, educations, and so on is simply lower in rank, status and quality when compared to knowing Christ personally.  We are making a poor investment when we choose stuff over Christ.  When this is the order of our lives, get ready to walk in circles your whole life. 

Remember the rich young ruler in Mark 10:17? He had quite the titles! Rich…CHECK! Young…CHECK! Ruler…CHECK!!  He had it all but was still not satisfied with life.  Jesus gave him direction.  But when you make decisions based on stuff instead of Jesus’ direction, you make the wrong decisions. 

So now what? Mathew 6:33!  Seek 1st the kingdom of God and His righteousness and ALL these things will be added unto you!  God created a grand plan that includes you being blessed.  Simply make it a point to seek Him before you seek the stuff.  It always pays more than it costs to follow God!