Matthew 6 Matthew 6:25-33 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Writing a daily blog is kind of like writing an advice column. If you don’t follow your own advice, people wonder. I have to say much of the “advice” I put out is as much self-directed as anything else. There is one policy I adopted a couple of years ago; which has provided much blessing. I tried to truly implement the concept of “seek first.”
Each morning I try to put out my blog before I do anything else. Lately I’ve added listening to David Jeremiah’s daily radio broadcast. If I have work to do for the kingdom: like updating the church or Kairos website or something similar, I do that first.
Quietly this procedure has returned great blessings. I also seem to have time for those other things I need to do, like making a living. In fact, I seem to experience a more efficient use of my time when I “seek first.”
Once Kingdom business is done, what next? I find if I next do the thing I dread the most, it’s best. There is nothing worse than having an unpleasant task hanging over your head. Best can it done and out of the way.
When it’s time to work, what’s the first thing you do? How do you decide? Give “Seek First the Kingdom” a try and be blessed.
Nick
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