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Failure To Seek First

The Meaning of Seek First

to seek: VERB (seek meaning)

seeks (third person present) · sought (past tense) · sought (past participle) · seeking (present participle)
  1. attempt to find (something):
    “they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds”
    synonyms: search for · try to find · look for · be on the lookout for · be after · hunt for · be in quest of
    • attempt or desire to obtain or achieve (something):
      “her parents had never sought to interfere with her freedom”
      synonyms: try to obtain · work toward · be intent on · aim at/for
    • ask for (something) from someone:
      synonyms: ask for · request · solicit · call for · entreat · beg for · petition for · appeal for · apply for

      (seek someone/something out) search for and find someone or something:

    • archaic go to (a place):
Jesus Christ placed seeking him and his kingdom as top priority. So it follows that failure to seek first Jesus Christ and his kingdom is the root of all Christian struggles.

Now the question becomes what exactly is the meaning of seek first the kingdom of Jesus Christ.

Does doing general Christian things qualify as seeking first?

What about attending church meetings and listening to sermons? How about reading the bible? Or what about praying? I think the answer is that they can qualify as seeking his kingdom but they don’t necessarily qualify. We know if we are seeking the kingdom of Jesus, sooner or later it becomes evident to us deep within. Here is a great article about why reading bible and praying is sometimes inadequate.

So if we read this passage in context he was talking about the gentiles who eagerly seek after food and clothing. So he was talking about the principle of provision. Jesus is essentially saying if you will seek the kingdom of God there is all the provision you will ever need. Failure to seek his kingdom should be expected to result in lack of provision.

Satan’s Counterfeit System of Provision

Satan has a counterfeit kingdom which has its own system of provision and seeking. This system is deeply flawed and results in extreme wealth and extreme poverty. Satan’s systems enslave us and require us to constantly and eagerly seek daily provision itself, as Jesus mentioned.

In Satan’s kingdom of provision greed and theft is rewarded. Honesty and generosity are rare and typically have ulterior motives. The love of money rules supreme and the vast majority become poor while the tiny minority become extremely wealthy.

Jesus’s kingdom and system of provision runs counter to Satan’s. Jesus’ kingdom and system of provision is founded on love and has as its source God himself the true source of all things.

The days of Satan’s kingdom and system are numbered, while Jesus and his kingdom are the future of all things.

So don’t worry just seek Jesus himself and his kingdom. If you have question about the meaning of “seek first” Jesus Christ then don’t worry. Just refocus and center your effort on knowing Jesus Christ, pursuing him and making him known. When in doubt refocus on him personally and you cannot go wrong.

for more on this topic try this article (Everyone is Seeking Him)

What is the meaning of seek first to you? please leave a comment.

 

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Trying Harder

Just Trying Harder Is Not the Answer

As Christians we do not “try hard” to love or to forgive or to hear God or to have joy. Trying real hard to be brave or to serve others or to please God will not get us very far.

Instead we die, we surrender and we absolutely fix ourselves on Jesus Christ both in private and together.

Then after death the life of Jesus Christ becomes energized in our lives. This life of Jesus is energized and motivated by love and by Gods nature. We die so that Jesus can use our bodies for himself.

Trying hard to “be good” or “please God” is almost the opposite of how we are to live in Christ.

“As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.” – Jesus Christ in John 6:57

I view “trying hard” as a religious humanistic snub to Jesus. I know for the vast majority of cases and people this is not intentional. Its more of a misunderstanding of how to live out the Christian life, it is a lack of discipleship. It is what they tried at Babel, it is what they try in every world religion. But it is sticking our nose up to what Jesus taught and set up for us.

For more on this topic read my post series comparing the ministry of Judas to John the Baptist, click here.

If you want to know more then I highly recommend this Living By the Life Of Christ course by Frank Viola.

 

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Love Love Love

Many people periodically say “love is the most important thing“. Yet that can mean different things to different people. For some people it means to just be super friendly and do what you think they should want.

But here is my two cents on this topic:

To Love God is our first priority:

Loving God often means to do and say exactly what HE wants …even if it gets us into trouble. Even if it embarrasses or causes us loss. Even if it causes people to accuse us of being insane and unstable.

Jesus Christ is the embodiment of God, we know God by Jesus Christ only. So to love God first our#1 is to absolutely be focused and centered on Jesus Christ, not on people. Not on evangelism, not on exposing Satan’s schemes, not on “making the world a better place“. We will get to all that in time, that all happens naturally within Jesus.

Jesus Christ is love and he is taking over, so we are to look to him with every part of our lives.

The kingship and glory Jesus Christ is God’s top priority, not people. The salvation of people is an aspect of Jesus Christ. Our salvation is one (wonderful) subset of him.

To love people:

  • Be patient with everyone.
  • Be kind to everyone.
  • Forgive and overlook offenses.
  • Be happy when people get blessed and you do not.
  • Give as much as possible to the poor, (even if you become poor.)
  • Give to those who steal from you.
  • Submit to people (even those who don’t deserve submission), out of a motive of brotherly kindness.

What does love mean to you?

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