What should be First - 1 KINGS 17:8-16
Why is everybody working hard? Why are students studying so hard? Are you happy when you work hard or study diligently? People have lost the real meaning and lost focus why we work hard every day. There is no point of gaining a lot of money yet you do not have joy and happiness in heart.
You should first target the work of the gospel then as you work or study you can have true joy and happiness in heart.
Around us, we have numerous reasons to be happy as we live but Satan is making us to be senseless on the joy and happiness that the Lord has given us each and every day and second. Spiritually it looks like we have all become like a leper but this is not true, it’s because you have separated from the gospel. If you really want to live feeling joy in your heart, then your heart should flow and most of all give the Gospel priority in your life.
31. Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. - Mathew 6: 31-33
What makes you worried in this world, are you worried about the Gospel or how many souls have not heard the true gospel? Or you are worried because your business is not doing great. What you’re most worried about is that you don’t have bread for tomorrow or your business is not doing great. As you live your life today what is making you worried most has nothing to do with the gospel. All problems, difficulties, sadness and sorrow all start because of the this kind of a heart.
There is a heart of God, but we are not concerned about the heart of God.We don’t care what he is worried about all we are caring about is I, ME , MYSELF. Your worried about the business and family but what did your worries help in solving this issues. When you look at the past Is there a big change in the business and family that you can boast of?
31. Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Spiritually, Gentiles are those who have not received salvation .Gentiles should be worried about what to eat .But if you have received salvation you should not be worried of such.
33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
There is first and this only means there is second and third. God is telling us to seek first his kingdom and righteousness. Therefore, your “business” should not be priority contrary to what is in your heart for now. For mothers there priority is raising children any thing small happening to the kids the whole world seems to be crumbling down. But when you’re not living for the gospel nothing seems to be crumbling, much in fact you can sleep all day long. We should think deeply about this words especially all other things shall be added unto you.
Why don’t you live for the Gospel for one month and see whether the Lord will not have added unto you all that you are worried about. After one month you have nothing to show then live anyhow you want. According to the teachings of God, he says first seek his kingdom and righteousness and all things will be added unto you. Then the best business management, life management, raising kids translates to; first seeking his kingdom and righteousness. You don’t have to go to university to learn business management or life management the bible is teaching us everything, saying that there is what should be first and all the rest will be added unto you. Even after working diligently, what is the end result of it? God is teaching us the end result of us working for ourselves.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: - Mathew 6:19
The Bible is showing us that as we work so hard the end result is that what we work for is destroyed and stolen. As you work hard it seems that you are making a lot of money but when you look back it seems like its stolen, there is nothing to boast of saying “am now rich” .Even after working hard, as your life changed as much as you work? Once you die all this things you work for you will have to let go.