And The Lord Said

This from the lips of Jesus is an instruction for our lives. We are to seek and search out foremost, the things of the kingdom of heaven. We should have as our first concern, the things of God. In verse 34 He continues by saying,” 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

The preceding verses tell us what was being sought after.

31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 

32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 

What are the things of God? What is the Kingdom of God? These questions are usually asked when this verse is read. The kingdom of God is His Word, His commandments. We are to eek, to learn and top know what God expects of us. Seek this knowledge and become obedient, and God will add all we need. We are not to be concerned with the things of a physical life, but instead we are to be concerned for our spiritual life. The Lord God knows our earthly needs and will provide. We are to turn to the spiritual part of our life and be saved. After all, this life we now live is shorter than we realize, but eternity is just that, eternal. Be honest to ourselves and realize what is most important. We should act as the Christians we are and come to the world as His children. We are no longer the old selves that we once knew. We are a new person, built on the grace of God.

The Lord God knows the needs of each person and promises to provide. Psalm 23: 1 A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 

2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 

3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me 

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

David knew that the Lord would always provide all that is needed. The other desires of your heart are addressed as well.

Psalm 37: 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 

4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 

5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. 

The Lord God has His mind set to care for those who, love and obey Him. For those who have accepted His Son as their savior. After all, the Lord provided Jesus as a way of reconciliation to Him and forgiveness of sin. Your past, my past doesn’t matter. When we came to Him, called upon the Lord Jesus, we were saved. As is seen in Romans 10: 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Also in Romans 10: 20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me." We the non-Jews are the ones He is speaking of here.

We are those of whom the prophet spoke. We came to the Lord even though we had very little if any real knowledge of who He really is.

We needed the Lord and when we called out to Him, He came to us. Jesus came and brought salvation and complete forgiveness to a lost people. All of us were sinners and were lost, but the love and grace of God did not allow us to remain that way. No matter what anyone has done before, God will forgive and bless us. Anyone can come to Christ and be saved. We all will slip and sin, but we are forgiven immediately. 

The new person we have become has brought with it, the Holy Spirit of God to live within us. This allows us to be very aware of sin, to avoid it in most cases and to recognize it when we slip up. It also convicts us which derives us to ask forgiveness right away. 

We have been made the children of God Almighty, our place in heaven is secure. We have a responsibility to live as Jesus did, in love and compassion for everyone. Answer all people and their actions with love. We are not to judge, after all, don’t we all have sin in our past? 

Judgement belongs to the Lord only, He is the only one righteous enough to judge. We are to help our fellow man to be a follower of the word, not condemn them. We act in the same way that we would want someone to act towards us. 

If we remember to seek first the kingdom of heaven, then we can assuredly walk in the light of the Lord and conduct ourselves in the way of His word. The kingdom of heaven has come to us. We are invited to partake in His love and mercy and be at peace. 

Matthew 13: 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 

46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. 

47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, 

48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 

49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, 

50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

We have given away all we had in sin to be saved by the grace of God.

We walk in a new way, in the faith and belief in our Lord. If you have noticed the recurring theme of the verses. They all rely on seeking God before anything else in your life. Get to know the Lord and receive His blessings in a great abundance. All we are required to do is believe in Him, and be obedient to His commandments. Just be saved by His grace through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. No one can save any of us, only through Jesus Christ can we be saved. This one easy step is all that is needed. We believe on the word of God, requiring no proof, no signs or miracles. All we need is the truth as described and written by those who did see the events of the New Testament.

In the Old Testament, Moses had a message from God with a burning bush. The other prophets had messages from God by angels. Many people in our time would love to receive words from God in this manner. To prove that He is telling them something, guiding them or revealing something. What some miss is that we have so much more than any of the past prophets. We have His word written down. The word we have access to 24 hrs. a day 7 days a week. The bible is God’s word, answers for all problems and guidance on how to live. This bible is from the Lord. The disciples presented His word as it came to them from the Lord Himself. They gave us all we need and we can know it is all truth.

 By the eyewitnesses of the truth as He walked with them. Keep the faith by reading your bible and fellowship with like-minded Christians. Keep the faith alive in your church and life. Keep yourself in the Lord and He will be faithful to be with you constantly. Remember, you may be the only bible someone you meet has ever seen. May the peace of God be with you, AMEN.