'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you'
(Matthew 6:33).
The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need.
We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others.
We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and concern ahead of our own.
As we look at the context in which Jesus spoke of 'all these things shall be added unto you,' we must understand that Jesus was simply saying, that when we seek God first, all our basic needs of life, that is, our food and clothing and every other basic need will be added unto us. It doesn't necessarily mean that, He will provide supply of endless material blessings if we seek Him first. But our basic needs will be taken care of.
Jesus wanted us to trust the Father to provide for us, even when we do not seem to know where our next meal is coming from. We need not worry about how we will obtain them, but leave it for God to take care of them.
Let our desire be, to seek God first and His righteousness, to live in ongoing repentance from sin, to live a life pleasing to God and seek and align our will to the Will of God. Let us trust Him to provide for all we truly need.
Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹
EC
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