Kingdom Principles

The Priority of the Kingdom

run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them (Matthew 6:31-32). The word “pagans” here implies that religion should not be motivated by the base drives of human needs for food, water, cloth ing, shelter, and the like. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well (Matthew 6:33, emphasis added). Here Jesus states God’s number-one priority: Seek first His Kingdom. This is the most important statement made by the Lord Jesus, and it establishes what should be the first priority in our lives. Jesus identifies the Kingdom as being more important than food, water, clothing, shelter, and every other basic human need. According to His assessment, then, what should be mankind’s priority and pri mary preoccupation in life? The Kingdom of God. God’s number one priority for mankind is that we discover, understand, and enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is this priority that motivated me to write this book. The priority of all human beings is concealed in the words, “ Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and everything you need for life will be added to you. ” This declaration by Jesus also suggests that there must be some thing about the Kingdom that all of mankind has missed and misun derstood. If everything we pursue and strive for to live and survive are found in the Kingdom, then we have been misguided and per haps have imposed on ourselves unnecessary hardship, stress, and frustration.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34).

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