FIRST PLACE
Matthew 6:33,34 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
The above verse tells us to aim at and strive after his way of doing and being right.
Mathew teaches we must know what is the most important thing in our lives and keep our priorities in line. Here we see a huge emphasis on commerce and material things are not most important to God. He wants us to have and enjoy nice things, but he demands the Kingdom of God to be in first place in our lives.We are thought to seek the kingdom of God and his way of being and doing before we seek anything else.
The word “seek” is very strong word.It means “to pursue,” “to crave,” and to go after with all your might.” When we seek something,we think about it often;we talk about it; and we are willing to pay a price to have it.
Some people even fall into the trap of seeking God so that He will give them the things they want.When they do that, their motives are wrong and God withholds what they want.
We must form a habit of seeking God’s face and not his hands.In other words,we are to seek his “presence”,not his ” presents”.We have to urge to seek him for who he is , not for what he can do for you.
God is pleased immensely when we want to spend time with him just because we love him. He is also pleased when we praise and worship him just because He is to be worshipped. Everyone enjoys having their “being” celebrated, not just their “doing”. We don’t want friends who are only interested in what can we do for them;We want them to be interested in who we are and to like us .We have to be sure to feel the same way—and so does God.
When we put him first, keep him there and seek to do things his way, we are showing that we delight in him. Then he gives us the desires of our hearts.
(Psalm 37:4)
God gives us enough grace for one day at a time,and to avoid fatigue and burnout,weariness and fainting in our minds,we must learn to live one day at a time. That is why Jesus teaches us in this verse to meet each day’s challenges as they came and not to borrow that trouble from tomorrow.If we will do that,then at the appointment time God’s grace will be available to us in sufficient supply to help us face and overcome whatever may occur in our lives.
PRAYER
Thanks Father for your amazing love for your children. Holy spirit search our hearts, remove what thoughts are not for your kingdom because if we are in your kingdom, we have everything .Amen.
Sol Kamal