Proclamation:
"But seek first His kingdom and
His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
Explanation:
After speaking with His disciples and
teaching them about prayer, fasting, treasures in heaven, and telling them not
to worry about earthly concerns like their next meal, or drink, or their
clothing, Jesus then told them that they should first seek the kingdom of God
Application:
If we put God
first in our lives, and obey His Word, then He will supply all of our needs.
The phrase "... and all these things ..." does not refer to
everything that we want. It refers to the food, drink, and clothing,
mentioned in the preceding two verses. God knows what we need. (Matthew
6:32) We should be more concerned about the salvation of our soul and
about pleasing God, than about our earthly comfort and satisfaction. This
does not mean that we will not be blessed with some of the nice earthly things
that we want. We just should not put
getting those things above pleasing God.
Having money, wealth and possessions is not a sin, it is the love of
money and things that is sinful. (1 Timothy 6:10) We need to sincerely seek God, to
desire, to pursue, to strive for, to aim for that which is pleasing to God; and
we need to do it as best as we can. (Deuteronomy 6:5 and Matthew 22:37) Pleasing
God should be our number one priority. (Mark 12:30) If we first seek
to please God, He will be pleased, and we will be blessed. (Psalms 119:2) By putting Him first we will have life and
have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)
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