Seek First God’s Kingdom
Matthew 6:19-34
Key Verse: 33
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
This passage is still the continuation of Jesus’ famous Sermon On The Mount. In the Beatitudes, Jesus gave us the highest standards you can live by. Be poor in spirit and meek; be pure of heart and be merciful; be a peacemaker; and hunger after righteousness; and don’t despise or avoid being persecuted for Jesus’ name’s sake. These are some of the Beatitudes that bless those who live by them. And they certainly aren’t what our natural human tendencies desire. Later on in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talked about the Laws God had given his people in the Old Testament and which the Jews considered … Read the rest