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
These words are from the gospel, the good news
regarding Jesus, The Christ, according to the Apostle Matthew. As Jesus continued to preach His Sermon on
The Mount, He told them not to give to be seen (Matthew 6:1-4), not to use vain
repetition in their prayers (Matthew 6:5-8), and He taught them the model prayer,
which has been frequently referred to erroneously as “The Lord’s Prayer.” (Matthew
6:9-15) He also taught them how to fast
(Matthew 6:16-18) and He told them not to store up treasures on earth but to
store up for heaven. (Matthew 6:19-24)
Then He told them not to worry about earthly concerns, but to focus on
seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness and everything else that they
need would be taken care of.
APPLICATION
All too often we concern ourselves with trivial things
like what we will wear, eat, or drink.
We seem to care too much about what other people think about us rather
than being concerned about how we appear to The Lord God. We should not be worried about the things of
this world. Our goal should not be the
amassing of money and material things, we should be focused on living a life
and doing things that would bring glory to God.
Remember, believers are the only “Bible” that some people will ever see.
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