"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you." Matthew 6:33
Once again, we find ourselves at a 'verse island', much like the verse touting perfection.
This time the context is a section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus is admonishing us to not worry. He speaks about the birds of the air always having food. He talks about the beauty of the flowers and our concern about clothing. Jesus says that pagans run after these things but God knows that we need them.
Then Jesus says the above verse.
Jesus understands that our normal operating procedure is to fret about our physical needs and social 'needs' and neglect our spiritual needs. Jesus instead implores us to first be concerned with our spiritual needs, and if we are then God will add our other needs to what we already have.
If we're honest we'll admit how hard it is to focus on the spiritual side of things instead, but at the same time that should be our ultimate goal.
+ What needs do you put before your spiritual ones?
+ What first step can you take to focus on God's kingdom before those other needs?
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