Saturday September 23, 2023
Matthew 6: 33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
The Lord Jesus showed us the secret to attaining higher heights and higher ground in the anchor scripture above. The door to higher heights in every area of life is to attain higher heights in God first. That is by seeking first God's kingdom and his righteousness. To achieve this, you must first seek to know the King, submit to his authority, and prioritise his rule; then seek the purposes, lifestyle and values of the kingdom in your life. You must seek to be in right standing with God always i.e. doing what pleases him in all things and situations.
To seek God's kingdom first also means not having any other god before him (Exodus 20:3). Any thing you give attention, time, love, passion, preference and obedience above God is your other god. And that could be anything, including (good) things and people like your spouse, job, ministry, money, social media etc. We must also work to advance God's kingdom by sharing the Gospel and living out it's implications. The key is to live a word based life in it's entirety to the point of securing God's approval like Jesus, And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (Matt. 3:17).
When you attain higher height and higher ground in your relationship with God; he becomes your sun and shield and gives you grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from (you) those who do what is right (Psa. 84:11). That is, 'all these things' become added to you. When your ways please the Lord, he makes your enemies bow before you (Prov.16:7; Rom.8:31). You only need to be like Uzziah who "sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper" (2 Chron.26:5). That is the key to higher heights, higher ground in every area of life and remaining there.
Prayer: I am sorry Lord for seeking other things first before you and making you jealous. I choose from this day to seek you first and your righteousness and I know all these things will be added to me.
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