“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be added to you.” —Matthew 6:33
“[…] The great concern of our lives is not the kingdom of God
but how we are going to take care of ourselves to live. Jesus reversed the
order by telling us to get the right relationship with God first, maintaining
it as the primary concern of our lives, and never to place our concern on
taking care of the other things of life.[…] Our Lord pointed out that from His standpoint
it is absolutely unreasonable for us to be anxious, worrying about how we will
live. […] Jesus did teach that His disciple must make his relationship with God
the dominating focus of his life, and to be cautiously carefree about
everything else in comparison to that. In essence, Jesus was saying, “Don’t
make food and drink the controlling factor of your life, but be focused
absolutely on God.” […] Jesus is saying
that the greatest concern of life is to place our relationship with God first,
and everything else second.” CHAMBERS
Why did Jesus have to say those words? Why does God have to tell us anything in the
Bible? Because it is a problem for
us. Because our tendency is to go our own
way. Trust in our own wisdom. Respond to the demands of our flesh. Why did Esau give up his birthright? Because, at that moment, he was more
interested in satisfying his stomach. Why
did Peter deny Jesus? Because he feared
for his safety and did what he did to protect himself. 1 John
2:16 says there are three basic motivations for our turning away from God
and trusting ourselves. Lust of the
eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. If you look at the Bible and the failings of
men, all the way back to Adam, you will see that one or more of those motivations
was at the core of whatever sin was committed. God has given us His Word to
help us understand the new life we have and the old life that haunts us. 2 Timothy
3:16-17 says “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God
may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
You need the Holy Spirit to understand scripture but you
must make a choice to obey it in the face of your natural motivations. A country western singer from years gone by,
Buck Owens, sang “All you got to do is act naturally” If you want to live a defeated life .. to
miss God’s blessing and His intent for your life, then that is true. But, if you want to live a life that is super-natural. A life that carries you beyond the cares of
this world … then make your relationship with God the most important thing in
your life. ELGIN
“Yes Lord yes. To
Your will and to Your way. Yes Lord yes,
I will trust you and obey. When the
Spirit speaks to me, with my whole heart I’ll agree and I will answer yes, Lord
yes.”
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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