Sunday Pasture:The Pot of Importance

The Pot of Importance

I had just applied to assume the rank of Assistant Direction II in the Ghana Education Service. That meant then, attending some workshops as I prepared for the examination.

That afternoon, one of the resource men brought by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) to help prepare us gave this particular adage: IF IT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU, YOU HAVE TO COOK IT IN THE POT OF IMPORTANCE.

As a proud Ewe man, this adage is not new to me especially when it is said in the Ewe language. It caught my attention because this was the first time I heard it so beautifully in English.

This is how it is written in Ewe (‘ne na ne le vevie la, de woa de le vevie ze me’)  So, today I have  a simple message for you. What things do you consider important in your life? Which ‘pot’ are you using to ‘cook’ them?

You will agree with me that we engage in many things in life but not all are important. The truth is that most of us use the greater part of our lives ‘cooking’ less important things in the pot of importance.

I remember washing with a very expensive soap meant for bathing one time and equally remember my father’s reaction when he saw me doing that. For me, it was no big deal but he who paid for the soap knew how expensive the soap was.

The Pot of Importance

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‘Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God’ This is in Hebrews chapter twelve verse two.

Though it was difficult, he had to do it and today all those who believe in him have eternal life. It was important to him. Do you know what this tells me? You would be prepared to go to any length if it’s truly important to you. Do you get it?

Now, someone will say importance is relative. That is to say, there may be a yawning gulf between what I consider important and what you consider important.

In as much as that is true, there are things that God holds sacred and he demands and expects that we all cook them in the pot of importance.

If this is not well submitted, we tend to raise a generation who in the name of relativity,  jettison the will and counsel of God for mankind all because of modernity, freedom, or self will.

Let me give some things we should begin or continue to cook in the pot of importance. These are things that are important to God and he want them to be important to us.

The Pot of Importance

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1. Our salvation. If Jesus died just to set us free, what on earth do you think can be more important than that

  John 3:16 

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life’.

This is how important we are to God. His son paid the ultimate price for my salvation and your salvation. To cook this in the pot of importance, you have to accept the saving grace of Jesus Christ and be assured always that he has indeed saved you.

2. Our Progressive sanctification and Godliness. This is important to God and must be important to us.

The desire of God for us his children is that sin should not have dominion over us

Romans 6:14

For sin will no longer be a master over you, since you are not under Law [as slaves], but under [unmerited] grace [as recipients of God’s favor and mercy].

In fact, in verse 1 of the above chapter, we were asked a sincere question.

Romans 6:1, KJV: What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

We have to cook this by daily living according to God’s will for our lives. We cook this by obtaining grace to stand tall in this crooked and preserved generation. ; let’s look at the last point for today.

The Pot of Importance

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3. Your Purpose or assignment: there will be some form of relativity here because we have different assignments to accomplish here before we live. So what is important to you may not even cross my breath. If your assignment is in sports for instance, you may not have any business with fashion.

The task here is about discovery, development, and deployment-cook it in the pot of importance to the glory of God.

Amid the varied things that can be important to God and you, I have just listed three that God holds dear among many other important ones. Areas relating to your work, values, relationships, finances equally needs attention.

My question is simple? Do you know the things that are important to you?

You know what is important to you based on your belief, your values, and the parameters of the will of God for your life.

When you get hold of it, cook it! Work on it, develop it, focus on it, pray into it, study about it, and live it until you become all that God wants you to be

If it’s important to you, you will cook it in the pot of importance

For the love of God, society, and young people.

Blessings

Rev Seth Kunkpe

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