IT’S THAT SIMPLE
Seventh of Kingdom Kids devotion series explaining Jesus’ LORDship over our lives.
Psalm 25:5: “Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior; and my hope is in You all day long.”
What does Jesus mean when He says, “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well,” in Matthew 6:33? See lesson linked below for what “these things” include.
Kingdom kids choose Yahweh as “most important” in our lives. Jesus teaches how we’re to reason about Him, as well. Seeking His kingdom first acknowledges that the Father is our rightful King. This means that God is authorized to rule our lives—EVERY area of our lives. No place is “off limits” for God’s rule.
Righteousness is God’s standard. “Righteous” describes Himself, Jesus, and every one of His kids. 2 Corinthians 5:21 explains how Believers-in-Christ are made righteous: “God made Him [Jesus] who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we [Believers] might become the righteousness of God.
So, Kingdom kids follow the rules of how our King governs lives. We line up under Jesus’ shed-blood covenant of grace that bought us forgiveness of sin. We even acknowledge that trials are divine discipline intended to drive us back into His loving embrace. God’s discipline acknowledges us as truly His (Hebrews 12:8).
Hebrews 12:10b, 11b teaches, “God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness. … Later [after learning from discipline], it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
It’s really that simple. Our King rules Believers with authority in every area of our lives. We remain aware of our “righteousness” all day. Kingdom kids live righteously obeying God’s Spirit—purposefully—from the moment we awake until we fall asleep. Each new day repeats our awareness of God’s rule and righteous living.
Take Home Nugget
Without a “righteous awareness” standard, people wander aimlessly searching for … whatever. Support of the King is missing. Those people wander aimlessly and can never depend on anything.
Whoever played baseball knows that touching first base proceeds running the diamond. Touching first base is a must before passing second and third bases so that landing on home plate counts as a score. Missing first base totally invalidates the score.
Kingdom living assigns God’s rule and His righteousness as #1 in His kid’s lives. Living abundantly is really that simple to cross home plate and enter eternal life.
Holy Father, I never want to be on my own! Take Your rightful place as King in my life. For my life is only worthwhile when Your kingdom and righteousness take first place! Amen.
Adapted from a Kingdom Living devotion by Dr. Tony Evans. February 06, 2018. Check out The Urban Alternative at www.LightSource.com.
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