SEEK
YE FIRST
Matthew 6:31-33
“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or
‘What shall we drink?’, or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows that you
need them. But seek first His
kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as
well.” Emphasis mine.
It’s silly
for people to worry. Kids’ best welfare
is adult’s main concern. Whoever worries
is an adult’s job. Kids simply trust
parents to provide everything they need.
Parents are kid’s everything. From the moment kids wake up until they go to
sleep, mom and dad are kids’ focus.
That’s all Jesus is saying in the
opening Scripture.
When God has our focus, we lack
nothing.
Are Believers convinced that it’s
God’s pleasure to meet all our needs?
From a parent’s perspective, I can answer positively, “YES!” My kids never had to seek food, water or
clothes. It was enough that they loved
and trusted me to provide for them. It was
my pleasure to cook, supply drink and watch their delight getting new clothes.
I believe that is exactly how my
heavenly Father wants to provide for me.
I believe that it is His pleasure to meet my needs. All He wants is for me to focus on Him, love
Him first.
Isn’t that what kids automatically do?
SEEK FIRST is our cue. An earlier devotion was entitled, “Priority
One.” God wrote His royal law of love on
our hearts. Matthew 22:37states we’re to
“love God with all our heart, all our soul, and all our mind.”
Jesus says to seek first His kingdom and his righteousness. Romans 14:17
says, “The kingdom of God is… righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
God’s
indwelling Spirit provides His kingdom inside every Believer!
God doesn’t want us to seek stuff
first. He’s to be first. The word “fist” in verse 33 is the Greek word
proton.
That word means “first in order or importance, holding the highest
place in our lives. In other words,
Priority One! Stuff will come after we
get our priority right.
Take Home Nugget
The
way “the pagans run after these things” in verse 32 uses the Greek word epizeteo.
That word means to seek with all our might, with much sweat and
stress.
Do you see the difference? WORRY is the difference!
Our indwelling Holy Spirit provides
righteousness, peace and joy with no
effort on our part! Let’s do what
pleases God most. Let’s “seek first his
kingdom” using the Greek word zeteo,
that means a hungering desire to worship.
This isn’t work, or worry.
Wake
me Lord, conscious of my righteousness in Christ. Remind me to seek Jesus throughout my day. Amen.
Adapted from “Seek First God’s Kingdom.” Rev. Joseph Prince. April 21, 2016. Daily Grace Ministry devotions.
josephprinceministries.com
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