But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Forty times in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven, or the Kingdom of God. His kingdom is His first priority. Like every good king, his kingdom gets His full attention. Jesus describes His kingdom through His parables which speak of love, obedience, perserverance, faithfulness, honor, repentance, forgiveness, prayer, witnessing, discipleship and many more righteous subjects. He so longed for the kingdom that in the Lord's Prayer He prayed, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Jesus desires that we be kingdom people living by these kingdom principles. By seeking these principles first, all the blessings of Matthew 5 and 6 will be passed on to us. Re you a kingdom person? Are you living by His righteous principles? If so expect your life to be blessed! Pastor John
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