Seek The Kingdom

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.“(Matt 6:33)

The “kingdom of God” is God’s active rule over His creation; to seek the kingdom of God is to receive the eternal life that Jesus Christ has brought.

When we seek the kingdom, we don’t have to worry about what to eat, drink, or wear because God rewards those who seek the Kingdom first. “All these things shall be added unto you “Do not be defined by the world’s definition of success, which causes people to desperately chase after things; Instead of the Kingdom of God.

Beloved, let us seek the kingdom of God which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. (Rom 14:17) Instead of seeking for things thinking they will bring us peace and joy.

Jesus declares that:-

·         “It is the Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32)

·          “Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”(John 3:3)

·         “I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom”(Matt. 16:19)

“Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? Or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek ) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Mat 6:31-33)

Seek The Lord Early

"O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You…" (Psalm 63:1)

Early - near the beginning of, first, beforehand, initially, ahead of time.

David sought the Lord early in the morning; he wanted to connect with the Lord before the day began. Not only did David seek the Lord early in the morning, but he sought the Lord early in his situation and circumstances. Before things get chaotic and out of control, David put the situation in the hands of the Lord.

After the woman with the issue of blood ran out of all her options she decided to seek Jesus for her healing. If she had sought him early when her issue began probably she would have been spared so many years of agony. Luke 8:43-48

 “Seek the LORD and His strength, seek His face continually.”(1 Chron 16:11)

“But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.”(Deut 4:29)

Beloved, let us not let the Lord our last resort, but seek Him early and put Him first in every area of our lives.

Come

"Come now; let us reason together," Says the LORD.” (Isaiah 1:18)

 Come -to move toward something,or someone, approach

There is an open invitation to approach God; He says “COME NOW”. In good times and troubled times let us move towards God, instead of running away from Him. If God had meant to destroy us, He would not have said, ‘Come, now, and let us reason together.’

We can always come to God and reason out every anxiety and fear. We can find peace and rest in His presence. Jesus says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”(Matt 11:28)

Beloved, let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb 4:16)

Come Forth

" He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth."(John 11:43)

 Come Forth- onward or outward in place or space, forward, out.

 Jesus commanded Lazarus to Come Forth out of his grave into life. Not only was Lazarus trapped in a cave but his cave had become his grave; he was tied up, locked in a cave with a stone securely rolled in the front, and everyone had given up on Lazarus.  Are the walls caving in on you? Do you feel stagnant? Are you tempted to give up? Well, have no fear because even in that hopeless place God has not left us or forsaken us;  He is calling us out of the cave of hopelessness, and stagnation into the abundant life Jesus has provided; Lazarus experienced the resurrection and life when he came forward.

 I pray that we move forward, onward, out of every dead circumstance into abundant life; and come forth into life, health, joy, peace, wealth, riches, love, and His marvelous light.

Come Up

“After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.”(Rev 4: 1)

Even though John was in the Spirit, we would think that he was in a good place yet the Lord wanted Him to "Come Up Hither." Come up to a higher place of worship, commitment, clarity, perspective, and revelation of Jesus Christ  

Beloved, there is always a higher place for us to attain; God wants us to move to a higher place. Do not settle for good but keep striving for excellence. God has given us an invitation to “Come Up” to where He is through Jesus Christ, who “Came Down “to us. Let us come into deeper intimacy with him the higher we get, the more intimate we can become.