Seek God First

29. July 2008 by Bernice Davis.

Hello: 

Our Text for today concludes this 6^th chapter of Matthew and ends with such a powerful revelation on life, living and trusting God. 

The text is:  Matthew 6:31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 

This text flows out of our study on yesterday.  Jesus concludes with repeating “do not worry” saying what shall we drink or what shall we wear for the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 

Okay, this text really ministers to me.  Jesus says that the pagans (unbelievers) run after all these things and constantly try to acquire and build up wealth and that is there priority but Jesus doesn’t condemn having these things for he states that the Father knows that we need them.  God knows what we need to survive and God is not against us acquiring wealth, but God is after the heart.   

Look what the next verse says:  Seek FIRST his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.   Ohhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!  This is what just touched my heart.   Jesus says if we set our priorities on seeking God and all that other stuff that the pagans go after and desire to obtain will be ours as well. 

This is what I meant last week when I made the statement that we don’t have to sacrifice one for the other.   God knows our needs even before we ask.   God has a plan for our lives and the plans are as diverse as the people.  Whatever resources we need to carry out his plan for our lives he will provide.   Jesus encourages us as he closes this section to not worry but seek God first and all things will be provided for us. 

Isn’t this fascinating?  Think about it.   If our priorities are off and we constantly seek and are obsessed with the things of this world, then we may never acquire what we seek after and we have distanced ourselves from God and our spiritual life suffers.   If our priorities are right then we not only obtain all that we need but we also have a strong relationship with God.  With God, you get everything. 

Please, let me be clear here.  Our motivation for seeking God should not be to acquire things.  As Christians, we should have a natural built in desire to want to build a relationship with God and it should flow from our heart and not out of our desire to obtain wealth or possessions.   

Remember,  We are talking about God here and be not deceived for God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.   

Jesus closes this passage with “do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself, each day has enough trouble of its own.    The issue is worry.  Jesus is not suggesting that we do not plan for tomorrow or our future, he is simply saying when we have done our best, then we just have to trust God for the rest.  This is not a lesson encouraging us to sit around and do nothing and expect God to just drop things in our laps but this is a lesson on trusting God versus worrying.   

All is well, Everything is safe, Everything is as it should be. 

God Bless. 

Don’t forget to pray and read God’s word daily. 

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