TEXT:
MATTHEW 6:31-33
“So do
not worry saying, what shall we eat? Or what shall we drink? Or what shall we
wear? For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly father knows
you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well.”
God loves His children and He does not want us
to lack any good thing. He knows all our needs and He is always ready to
provide all our needs (Philippians 4:19). Nevertheless for the provisions to be
provided you need to seek Him FIRST, you
need to love him genuinely and obey all His commandments. Your heart should be
taken off the pleasures of this world and delight yourself in the lord ALWAYS.
Psalm 37:4 says “Delight
yourself in the lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Instead of seeking
God; many have wandered away from God in search of what to eat, drink, and wear
(they forgot that God has promised to supply all our needs according to His
riches). It is the blessing of God that makes riches and does not add sorrow,
wandering around looking for how to make ends meet may yield little or no
result, you may not have anything to show for your hard labour if you decline
to seek God first. Our text says seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and ALL OTHER THINGS
shall be added to you (these includes what you did not ask for). But people are
seeking other things and neglecting God, and this will only end in frustration!
If we can trust God with all our hearts and
let go of our will for His will, we wouldn't need to go through hardship in
life. One day of God’s favour is better than
many years of hard labour. He said in His word
that if you FULLY obey the lord your God and
carefully follow all His commands I give to you today, the lord your God will
set you high above all nation (Deuteronomy 28:1).
Stop struggling, seek the kingdom of God and
His righteousness and ALL OTHER THINGS shall be added to you
because He knows all your needs.
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