What is your most important possession? What is your most important attribute? Are they one in the same? Do you think they should be one in the same? Are you willing to hold onto them with all you have? Is it so deeply ingrained in you that it could never be taken from you?
We have many important possessions. Our homes. Jewelry. Our jobs. Clothing. Tools. And our families. At different times, in different situations, any of them could be prioritized over the others. We may not want that, but it will happen, if it has not already.
Yet, there is one thing that is truly ours and it should be our most important possession. What is it? It is our confession that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. Our faith in Him should be not only our most important possession, but it should be our number one priority. We should hold onto it for dear life. It is because of our faith that we have hope in the promise of eternal life.
Why should it be so important? Jesus is our great high priest. He sits at the right hand of God the Father’s throne. He is our intercessor. He is the reason we are assured our sins are forgiven. He is God incarnate. He is our teacher. He is our perfect example. He is our counselor. He is the very reason we breathe.
As we hold onto our confession of faith in Him, our faith continues to grow. As our faith grows, we become more like Him. As we become more like Him, we show Him to the people we meet. As we show Him to others, we can bring them to Him, too. That is carrying out the mission He gave us.
I pray we all confess Jesus as our Savior. I pray we hold onto our confession of faith. I pray each one of us will make our faith in Jesus our number one priority and who Him to the people we meet. Confess Jesus. Hold onto your confession. Make your confession your number one priority.
Hebrews 4:14 Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
Marty Pressey 