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NASB | Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:33 "But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right--the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also. |
Subject: Mt 6:33 and relationships |
Bible Note: Interesting, breaddown. That church is seing a steady growth, but I have not heard of it before now. I live in Wisconsin and attend a Bible teaching RCA church with my dad, as well as a small Calvary Chapel which I helped to build from a vacated restaurant. I especially like the strong missionary aspect of your church, and that may explain much that owes to the substantial growth. We support some missionary families, in Venezuela and Macedonia, among others. As well as community outreach. But to get back to the subject, The command you mention requires us to: "Seek first the kingdom of God, so this is to be our first choice and our main concern. We are to seek, desire, and petition God in prayer with thanksgiving (Phil 4:6) We are told to seek first, which makes the kingdom of God, and His righteousness our foremost priority. This suggests we strive for the kingdom of heaven; and constantly work towards it (Heb 12:1). We are to prefer heaven before earth and every worldly pleasure. This is so very hard that it is impossible to do it through our own power. We must put God's Kingdom before our desire for a mate, as well as every other personal desire and we are told He will give us much more than we desire, and even more than we could have hoped for (Luke 6:38). In other words, is your search for a partner placing your relationship with Christ in the background? Forgive me if I sound presumptuous, but is one of the purposes for church attendance to see what other eligible members will be there? I am not saying this of you, but I have seen lots of people attending church with questionable motives. Some even say it is necessary for entrance into heaven, then they live the other 6 days attending selfish cares and worldly duties. Basically we are to let all the concerns of this life become secondary, so much so that they are nothing more than an inconvenient distraction. We must seek the things of Christ more than our own things; and if they come into competition, we must remember that which we prefer. "Seek these things first" first thing in the morning, and the foremost thing throughout the entire day. Yet in our lives we have many failures and things fall short constantly. it is only through our prayers that we gather strength to bear our daily burdens, as well as to fortify us against the designs and desires of the enemy. Blessings to you as you seek Him |