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Seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all other things would be added unto you, is a very popular verse of the Bible said by many Christians and even non-Christians know the scripture, which was gotten from Matthew 6:33 and Luke 12:31. I have written on the verse more than once, but each time I write on this verse, it comes with a deeper revelation, which is what today’s write-up all about.
We all have our personal plans and agenda which we intend to achieve, but the moment you come to Christ to accept Him as your personal Lord and Saviour, you have to drop all your ambition and plans because to receive Christ into your life is to receive Christ as your life with His plans and purposes which He as designed for you, this is entering His kingdom, thus making Him your life, but you wonder if your needs would be met, and that was what Jesus made reference to in Matthew 6 from verse 31 which says, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.”
Now, we are not to worry about what to eat, drink, wear, or worry about anything that troubles us, maybe, our bills, house rent, school fees. All these appear as though we would be foolish if we don’t worry about these things because, by thinking about these things, we are strategizing on how to solve them, Jesus is telling us not to worry because God knows that we need these things. And rather than worry, we should “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Why?
Everyone born of God has been given as a duty to fulfill, which when we focus on our duty, it is seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness. What Jesus is telling us is that when our focus is on His work, we are living a life of faith.
When we walk with God, we are meant to be led by the Holy Spirit which is an act of faith. Therefore, whatever we do, whether in giving, and other things, we are being led by the Holy Spirit, and it is an act of seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Then our act of faith is what pleases God, and then we see all that we need is added to us, in other words, what we need isn’t our business, but the business of God. What should be our business and focus is His work, and in doing His work, He makes everything we need available.
When you are stuck on a financial issue, for instance, it isn’t your job to start being anxious over what to do, what you are meant to do at that moment is to know what God wants you to do and do it. Your focus should on His work and not you being anxious over your financial trouble. As your attention is on His work, you are living by faith understanding that He has taken care of your need, and you would see your financial troubles disappear. This is the truth, and what Jesus wants us to do, our focus should be on that which He has called us to do, and when we focus on it, we please the Lord God, which is an act of faith by us, and we see our needs met.
It doesn’t happen like magic, the truth is that what we don’t know is that when we take our attention off our worries and focus on what we were called to do by calling, resources would be needed for us to carry out His assignment, and this is where all other things are then added, and we find out that what we were worrying over was answered.
God cannot give you an assignment without providing the resources and tools you need in getting it done. But if you don’t focus on His assignment, you won’t get the resources you need to get His assignment done, and your worries linger because, in the process of His provision of resources, your needs are being met! So, let’s be wise
May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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