"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
According to Christ, to put first things first not only means that His people will seek the advancement of His kingdom among the lost, in the church, in the home and in the heart...but they will seek the righteousness of God...i.e., give all diligence to live uprightly.
This pursuit of God's kingdom and righteousness, says Christ, must be FIRST. Is it so with you, child of God?
The final thought in this verse is that of our great PROSPECT if we will but put first things first: "and all these things shall be added unto you."
Matthew Henry: “O what a blessed change would it make in our hearts and lives, did we but firmly believe this truth, that the best way to be comfortably provided for in this world, is to be most intent upon another world!”
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At the call of God, Mr. Wagner took up the pastorate of the newly planted Covenant Free Presbyterian Church, located in Lexington, SC, in the fall of 2002. Prior to this, he labored from January of 1989 in the pioneering and establishing of Orlando Free Presbyterian Church,...