“Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.”
Psalm 40:16
We seek the success among peers. We seek leadership and influence. We seek fruitfulness and productivity. We seek loyalty in our friendships and families. We seek money, nice cars, and homes. We seek fame and popularity. We seek titles and acclaimed positions. We seek peace and happiness. We seek validation from a world that turns its back on the Word.
And truth be told, there is nothing, absolutely nothing wrong with wanting the best of everything. We ought to want the best, for ‘Great is He that lives in you.’ God did not create us with greatness so we can settle for small things or small places. It is HIS will to enlarge our territory so HE can get the glory.
But He does command that we seek first HIS kingdom above all things.
You and I have a grace that money, gold or silver could never buy. The blood of Christ purchased grace. Is there a supplement for the blood of Christ?
Friend, don’t you know that you could never buy your way into the kingdom?!
There is nothing, absolutely nothing that you need that the Lord your God would ever withhold from you. So why are you so convicted by empty wants that you fail to glorify God by seeking everything else first before the kingdom?
IS GOD YOUR FIRST OR LAST CALL?
Friend, what do you seek with your life today? What have you been searching helplessly for with your own knowledge and not God’s wisdom? And where does the search for God’s kingdom fit in?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in that intimate relationship?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in that job?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first on that project?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in that end you are relentlessly chasing?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in that friendship?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first on that road you’re confidently passing through?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in your marriage?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first when you raise your children, your nephew, your niece, your cousin?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in you family relations?
Are you seeking God’s kingdom first in your dreams and ambitions?
Everything. Everything must glorify your Maker and His divine plan. There is no way around God’s purpose. HE IS THE ‘I AM THAT I AM.” You cannot leave anything out and claim that you are truly seeking the kingdom first.
Believe me, I know it is hard, and feels even gruesome at times, to drop everything else and look to God. To stop all ways of former living, and seek the kingdom in total surrender to the One who strengthens us.
I am praying fervently for you, for your purpose and mine. You are important to the kingdom. And I speak truth into your life today, that the Lord of Hosts who has gracefully endowed you and me, will redirect your steps, rearrange your steps, and confirm your will into His, to seek first the kingdom in Jesus name. Amen.