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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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Seek Meaning – Everyone is Seeking Him

Three Examples Among Millions (seek meaning)

I am sitting in Dunkin Donuts listening to a woman scold a 5-6 year old boy. For over 20 minutes she is shaming him about stealing something then lying. He seems stubborn and refusing to admit wrong in between his tears of shame. What she is seeking  (I think) is some sign of repentance, an acknowledgement of wrong doing. (seek meaning)

I am watching Shark Tank and one of the sharks is scolding someone for withholding information. What he is seeking I think is transparent honesty.

I am reading the book “the Fabric of the Cosmos” by Brian Green. The theoretical physics community is seeking for what some of them call a Theory of Everything or the unified theory. This theory will link quantum physics (subatomic) to relativity (gravity) it will explain and predict all things in this universe. What I think they want is the truth about reality. Why are we here? How did we get here and what is the purpose for us and all that we see?

Repentance, honesty, the truth about reality.

“I am the way, I am the truth, I am the life.”  – Jesus Christ

The things that humanity seeks day in day out are all associated exclusively with Jesus Christ. Life, joy, peace, provision. Jesus Christ is truth and goodness itself. We really crave him and every single human that lives (whether they realize it or not) is actually seeking him.

We want him and we crave him deep within. Our DNA is programmed to express him and live by him but we’ve been distracted and enslaved by another.

Systems of Unbelief and Distraction

Enslaved by systems that are independent and disbelieving in Jesus Christ. But he is still there and we are still seeking him. Some seek him ignorantly by default and others seek him intentionally in pursuit of knowing him.

The good thing I see, regardless of who does or does not come to him is that absolutely everything is going to Jesus Christ. He will not be a mystery to the majority of people on earth forever. He is the future itself for everyone. And when we all see him we will know why we exist, truth will prevail. Honesty and integrity will be the norm.

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