The 5 Things to Seek: Part 2

The 5 Things to Seek: Part 2
Brad Reiches
May 26 2006 01:02AM

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Friday, May 26,  2006

GodThoughts Wired! 

 

"The 5 Things to Seek"

II

#2.  Seek God's kingdom.*  "Seek first His (God) kingdom" (Matthew 6:33). 

"And do not seek what you shall eat, and what you shall drink,

and do not keep worrying.  For all these things the nations

of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things.

But seek for His kingdom, and these things shall be added to you."

Luke 12:29-31

I'd say, "That's a pretty good deal!"  Wouldn't you?  The Bible clearly teaches here that the "nations" have it all wrong.  They have replaced God, Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Our Provider), with themselves and reap the harsh consequences.

Question:  To whom does the Lord speak the following? "Consider your ways...You have sown much but harvest little...He who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes...Consider your ways...You look for much, but behold, it comes to little; when you bring it home, I blow it away...I called for a drought...on all the labor of your hands" (Haggai 1:5-11).

That's right!  The one who prioritizes his own kingdom ahead of God's.  Because of My house which lies desolate, while each of you runs to his own house" (Haggai 1:9).  There are only two options.

Live by God's design and reap the blessings, or

Hmmm...