The God on the mountain is still God in the valley
Sometimes we may think that when things are going right and things are going our way and we are having a ‘mountain experience’ that God is there for us. Then when we face a ‘valley experience’ and things are not going as we would like, we may think that He has forgotten about us. Nothing…
Life is about the journey, not the destination
Life is journey. The journey has stops and turns, many of which we cannot foresee. The book ‘PILGRIM’S PROGRESS’ by John Bunyan is a story about the journey. In this book John Bunyan looks at some of the things that we face in the course of life. He identifies many different aspects and gives them unique…
The promise of Matthew 6:33
Matthew 6:33 ‘But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ The promise that flows out of this way of living is unparalleled. The promise is that ‘all these things’ will be added to you. What others may hope to achieve through hard work…
Pursue the Kingdom
You and I should pursue His Kingdom. But what exactly is His Kingdom? We should pursue His Kingdom, His kingship, His sovereignty, His authority, His rule, both in the world, and in the hearts of men. John 15:15 ‘I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I…
You must seek first
Matthew 6:33 ‘But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ The use of the word YOU has bearing here. Sometimes we think that we can leave this important aspect to others. Perhaps you think the spiritual people can do that. Perhaps you think…
God's Kingdom – our first priority
Matthew 6:33 ‘But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ The use of the word FIRST also has bearing here. The word first means that pursuing the kingdom of God should have first place and priority in our lives This must be our first…
Seeking first
Matthew 6:33 ‘But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ The use of the word SEEK has bearing here. The word ‘seek’ is a verb or a doing word. It implies active pursuit and opposed to general interest. Being interested in a general way in the…
Seeking the Kingdom of God
When we face the onslaught of fear and worry and concern, we should convert all this emotion and negative energy into something else. The ‘something else’ that Jesus recommends is that we would plow all of this into something completely different and that is seeking His kingdom first. Matthew 6:33 ‘But seek you first the…
When we are worried and concerned
Even though we are told by our Saviour not to worry of be fearful, we seem to still do it. It seems like this is a natural human tendency. I myself can be worried and concerned about so many things. As a young person I would arrive at home at night and lock the house. I would…
Worry and fear
We live in a world dominated by worry and fear. We are living in a time in the world in which we are constantly given reason to entertain worry and fear in our lives. We are excessively exposed to news and developing events in a way in which previous generations could not have dreamt. If we are…