Bible Question:
It seems that in the last few months the focus, in my life, has been on Jesus in the Center! The last two mornings I've woke up early, (4:00am and 3:00am) with Matthew 6:33 on my mind. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Now the Kingdom is in each of us, correct? My question is this, and I have some what of an answer of my own, but; How do we seek the Kingdom of God? and, What things are added? |
Bible Answer: Colossians 1:12-14 giving thanks to the Father , who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. For He has rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. We as born again believers have been transfered or translated, (moved from one to the other and is a fact, not an EFFORT). To seek the kingdom is not to attempt to attain it but rather the process of becoming aware of it and faithful in it. By this I mean simply that many believers understand the kingdom of God to be either heaven which they believe we must somehow earn, or that heaven is all we gained when we were redeemed. Others believe it is an external spiritual world we drift in and out of as the Holy Spirit chooses. However, according to Colossians we are already IN the kingdom of God if we have accepted the redemptive work of Jesus. So what does the scripture 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God' mean in light of the fact that we are already IN IT? It means to seek surrender to the leadership of the Holy Spirit and move from carnal awareness (senses living-tast, touch, smell-comfort seeking for the physical) to spiritual awareness and obedience. When one recognizes that they are spirit beings filled with the Spirit of God and have a calling and a purpose in this world beyond the survival and comfort training we received from natural birth, these things lose their significance and God's will for our life and His call for each of us personally becomes first priority, God then supplies our needs, as we are focused on His will and purpose. We no longer work to provide for ourselves, we work at the job or task God has directed us to for His service, or we move forward in the ministry He has called us to (go to some remote village in another country, and He will provide what we need while we minister His Word. My guess is He is calling you to a closer more intimate walk with Him and to put your need t provide for yourself in a lesser priority. Spend more time in prayer and the Word and less time doing other things you feel are important. Sometimes God convicts us of sin to be removed from our lives, and sometimes He is simply asking us to let go of our priorities or dreams and replace them with HIS. God bless! |