Seek First The Kingdom of God no. 4

“This is why we do not lose courage. Though our outer self is heading for decay, our inner self is being renewed daily. For our light and transient troubles are achieving for us an everlasting glory whose weight is beyond description. We concentrate not on what is seen but on what is not seen, since things seen are temporary, but things not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians (2 Co) 4:16-18). Is my inner self being renewed daily? Too often that was not the case. Too often I was looking to lie in my rut and keep in the same routine. I was content to put garbage into my body, do very little, and become a bigger mess. BUT His light manifested within me can shine on my situation and bring glorious eternal riches. I have to choose to focus on the eternal rather than the temporary.

Too often folks are interested primarily in the transitory or temporary. I used to get excited about football season, I used to get excited about an election, I used to get excited about a holiday, and I still get excited about weekends and vacations. BUT all those things are temporary. What I should and do get excited about is spending time with God. I should look forward to prayer and study and fellowship. I should not feel like it’s something I have to do or something I check off my chores list. I should want to spend time learning about the eternal and embracing the eternal. I am only here for a short period of time while I am with Him an immeasurable amount of time.

Remember what Jesus taught about what we treasure and riches, “Do not store up for yourselves wealth here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and burglars break in and steal. Instead, store up for yourselves wealth in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and burglars do not break in or steal. For where your wealth is, there your heart will be also” (Mattityahu (Mat) 6:19-21). Too often my focus is here on earth, too often my joys are here on earth, when my joy is always Him and what He has done for me and to me. I should love my God and my neighbor. I can only do that by seeking the joy of the eternal, the love of God, here and now and forever.

Seek first His Kingdom which rests on the foundation of love.

Grace and Shalom to your home. The Kingdom of God is now!

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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Seek First The Kingdom of God no. 3

“For we are not struggling against human beings, but against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers governing this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm” (Ephesians (Eph) 6:12). Working for the Kingdom means fighting a lot of lies with The Truth. And walking in His light is the only way to fight against the darkness of the world. Walking in His light is done through the foundation of loving Him and each other.

Too often we go back to our Goyim ways or conform to their ways rather than walk His Way. YHWH brings a new covenant through Jesus walking, dying, and resurrecting BUT we still want to hold on to the old ways. He has a plan for you and I in His Kingdom and that plan involves walking in the Truth and the Light. “Furthermore, we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called in accordance with his purpose; because those whom he knew in advance, he also determined in advance would be conformed to the pattern of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers; and those whom he thus determined in advance, he also called; and those whom he called, he also caused to be considered righteous; and those whom he caused to be considered righteous he also glorified” (Romans (Rom) 8:28-30). I need to be conformed to the pattern of Jesus. That is part of His plan. And if nothing else, Jesus embodied a kind of love that I daily aspire to show. A life of service to others in order to help them become better. My battle is to help human beings by bringing them His Truth and His Light. And that means I have to leave a lot of the ways of the world behind.

In God, the means are the end. Everything in His plan moves toward His purpose. He determined in advance everything. He is always enthroned. He is always in charge. I just need to follow. I just need to obey.

Love is one thing the world has tried to corrupt that remains perfect. And having His perfect love as an example is an awesome force for change. A love that is willing to lay down my life, to take up His cross, to follow Him obediently, and to ask for more of Him within me and less of me. Because laying down my life is a lot more about killing my selfishness and idolatry than about physical death. It is a lot easier to die for a cause than to die to our self daily in His service. Seeking His Kingdom is a lot more about being selfless and loving.

Seek first His Kingdom which rests on the foundation of love.

Grace and Shalom to your home. The Kingdom of God is now!

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoKingButChrist #EmbraceTheWithin #SeekFirstTheKingdom #NotMyWayYHWH