Seek First the Kingdom

 Guest Blog by Gary Riedel

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:33 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you.

OBSERVATION: If we read the previous verses, Jesus is cautioning us about the dangers of working or obsessing so much about THINGS that we focus on rather than on Him. He is not telling us we shouldn’t work to earn a living, but don’t make an idol out of work or anything we gain by working. Things will not take us to heaven, only faith in Jesus. Therefore we should seek first His Kingdom, and learn to rely on Him rather than self.

APPLICATION: When we live our lives, do our job, provide for our family, God expects us to do such things. What He doesn’t want us to do is get so caught up in earning a dollar and building a career that we lose sight of who it is that gives us all things, even the ability to work and the 
work itself are His gifts to us. Be thankful always for God’s gifts to us, especially the gift of eternal life through faith in His only Son.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, we thank You for food and drink, clothes, and work. Help us Lord to never forget that You are the giver of all good and perfect gifts. Most of all let us never be consumed by greed, but May we always put our faith and trust in You alone. In the Name of Your
Son we pray. Amen

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