Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Things Of God

1st of March. It was like just moments ago when we were counting down to the new year and making our resolutions when now, we're already a sixth into it. well well, things have been going pretty well, life has moved on, faith has been ignited, hope clinged on and greater things are coming!
What should be one's core focus as a believer?
To please heaven.
The Bible stated "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
Here's e NLT version -->"and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.". Let's look into the part which says "make the Kingdom of God your PRIMARY CONCERN". We've heard this many times before and somehow, subconciously, we tend to think that we ARE actually putting the things of God first in our lives. Okay, let's try this.
Try to recall what you've been praying for in the last week. Did you start off by praying for your desires? Or maybe for the upcoming exams? Or maybe for God to move in certain areas of your life or for Him to make some supernatural changes in your life?
Now, these things are NOT wrong. The Bible did state that as we delight ourselves in the LORD, He will grant us the desires of our hearts. But let's come back to the point - Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God. The priority of our prayers shouldn't be focused on ourselves and the things we want but instead, be focused on the things of God and on what Christ has done when He shed His blood, took the stripes and willingly hung on the cross. What would please God is when a person puts aside what matters to him and redirects his focus on what matters to God. It doesn't matter if we're not at our best, if we still have weaknesses to fight, if we still have areas to change, or even if we feel we're not ready. We're not to wait for the right or perfect time. Ecclesiastes 11: 4 says it like this : "If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done."
The truth is that as long as you place the Kingdom of God as your PRIMARY CONCERN, everything you will ever need in your life will be given to you. So take the smart choice. You want everything to work well and live a good life worthy of His call? Simple - Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God!

Posted by kevin. at 10:32 am