God, My 7-11? (Part 2)

In yesterday's post, we learned that we should seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and that all things (temporal) will be added unto us. Today, we will begin discussing what it means to seek the Kingdom of God and how to do the seeking.

To do this, let us look at the verses of Scripture preceding our text verse. Taking it from verse 24, our Lord Jesus said
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say to you, do not worry 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, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
So why do you worry about clothing?  Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
And yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. (Emphasis mine)

Our Text:
But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Jesus Christ was unequivocally clear about how we are to conduct our lives here on earth. In the entire Sermon on The Mount, He presents the Kingdom of Heaven being lived here on earth by His children.  At the end which we have quoted above (out of the New King James Bible), He brings the sermon home by showing us the grandeur of His workmanship and care for vegetation and animal life. Yet we are His precious children, made in His image and after His likeness, bought with the precious blood of His only begotten son, Jesus Christ.  This is the same God who assured us that even the hairs of our head are numbered (each strand of hair has its own peculiar code).

If He takes such care of vegetation and animals, how much more will He care for those whom He paid so dearly for. I don't know any verse of Scripture where God affirms his undying, everlasting love for vegetation or the animal Kingdom, do you?

Let us today, be clear about His love and concern for us and our wellbeing. And we will continue with this tomorrow.  Today, let us spend time studying and meditating on the verses of Matthew Chapter 6.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for loving and not giving up on me. Lord Jesus, thank you for paying that inconceivably dear price for me. Help me today to lay hold on your love for me. Amen.

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