I was reading this morning in Matthew, but specifically Matthew 6:33, which everyone has read 100 times @ least, but this morning it really sunk to me. Let me share w/ you what I encountered. I believe that Matthew 6:33 is the way all Christians are supposed to live. It is a 3-step process. The Old Testament, if you read, is full of scripture w/ "if" and "then". IF you do this, THEN this will happen. I love how the Old Testament is so right to the point. I believe this is the case for Matthew 6:33 as well
Matthew 6:33 - NLT version "seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need."
Step 1: "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else"
* We are to seek God more than anything else we do 1st and foremost before we do anything else
Step 2: "Live Righteously"
* this is where it can get confusing, at least for me I asked myself "what in the world does righteous really mean?
* Righteous - genuine, excellent, good, upright, just, sound, worthy, guiltless, moral
* We as Christians are supposed to live this way, righteously
IF we as Christians truly live out Steps 1 & 2, THEN step 3 is a promise from God
Step 3: "and He WILL give you everything you need!!"
Be blessed today as you live out Matthew 6:33
-Ryan
2 comments:
Good word bro! : )
nice job Ryan. So when are you going to be the guest speaker one week at church for the weekend. That was a sermon right there. That was really good. You can do it. That really spoke to me. Keep speaking the Word. You need to have a weekend soon.
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