First Priority

Recently, I had the privilege of attending a local First Priority meeting. While I had previously participated in a similar club during high school, this was my first time experiencing First Priority first hand. The meeting began as a young man welcomed everyone and asked God to bless his classmates throughout their day and week.

Following the opening, a young lady introduced a tool for sharing the Gospel. Each student received a rubber bracelet featuring four symbols, each representing a key step in sharing the Gospel.

The first symbol, a heart, represents God’s love for man. The verse she used was from Genesis 1:27-28a, “God created man in His image, in the image of God created He him; male and female, created He them. And He blessed them.”

The next symbol on the bracelet is a division sign. This represents the separation from God that man faces because of our sin. She again read from Genesis and the story of Adam and Eve in Chapter 3. She also used Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.”

The third symbol, a cross, represents how Jesus willingly took our place on the cross and died for our sins. She used John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth on Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life”, as the first scripture reference. And also I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us.”

The final symbol, a question mark, encourages students to ask their friends if they want to meet Jesus or be saved.

At the end, they were given a few minutes to practice sharing the Gospel with their friends, using their bracelets. The first young man closed the meeting in prayer, praying God would watch over them for the remainder of the week.

Seeing these young people on fire for God was a true blessing. They are not ashamed to speak the name of Jesus in public. Watching them work together to prepare to spread His word gives hope for our future. This is their First Priority.

What is yours?