What is most important?

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When there is a need for prioritizing, it is important to choose what is most important. It does not mean that issues of secondary priority are unimportant. 

For example: 

I think it was important that the gospel was preached in Asia, but the Holy Spirit did not give Paul & co permission to go there. It was because it was more important to prioritize that the gospel was preached in Macedonia at the given time (1).
 
The apostles were pre-occupied with restoration of Israel and eschatological questions.

Important? Yes, may be, but Jesus focused on something more important. His "but" signifies priority:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8

My priorities are therefore to be:

• equipped with power
• a witness
• starting where I am
• unlimited by geography

'Manna' for today:

I want God's priorities to be my priorities

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(1) Acts 16:6-10
This reflection is part of 'Who acts throug Acts?'