Jesus doesn’t lie – He says SEEK YE FIRST the KINGDOM OF GOD (Matthew 6.33) and ALL THESE THINGS will be added to you! If we want to live a life of constant increase and addition, we need to SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD first. There are so many things that stop us seeking the kingdom –
- Some people seek their own ministry empire above the kingdom of God. They are self-promoting, self-seeking and self-obsessed. They never go to conferences to learn, only to speak. They never promote another ministry, they only promote themselves. They elbow their way into platforms to preach but barely have anything to say. They are arrogant not humble, what Jude calls wandering stars. Humble yourself before God and seek His kingdom. Be like Paul, even if people who preach Christ to spite you are promoted, rejoice!
- People seek things above the kingdom. They are scheming to get stuff, investing in crazy schemes to get stuff. Look for ways to advance the kingdom rather than get money in, and the stuff will always take care of itself.
- Some pastors are just passive, they let things happen. They haven’t got a plan for next Sunday let alone for the next year or decade. That’s not seeking – the word seek in the Greek is ZETEO – it’s a word that means to get off your backside and actively work at finding something. You have to make seeking God’s kingdom a habit – you need to fire yourself up and ask God for a plan and follow that plan. Everything you need in your life will be added to you as you place Jesus first and keep seeking His kingdom!
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