What is God's Priority?

Often what we are praying for are the basic needs of this world.  Our health, our relationship, our finances, our peace.  Jesus talked about our basic needs and our tendency to worry about them. The first step is to let the worry go and to take these things to God in prayer.   Jesus said:

Matthew 6:
²⁵ “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷ Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
²⁸ “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; ²⁹ and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰ Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
³¹ “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

But Jesus gives us a promise that if we would obey it all of the things in this world that we need would no longer be a problem for us.  What promise did Jesus give us?

Matthew 6:33  But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Jesus often said that people had eyes but they could not see.  He said that people had ears but could not hear.  The answer to ALL of your personal problems is found in this Scripture:

Matthew 6:33  But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

This scripture is so plain and simple that even a child could understand it.   No need really to explain it because it is written out in simple words, but I will talk about it some.  Make sure that when you hear it that you really hear it.   

What should we seek first?  The kingdom of God.    Plenty of people seek God first until...they get a job...until they find someone to date...until they find someone to run around with...until they get distracted with a project.

When you put your job before the things of God you are going to find yourself broke and desperate.  If you put your relationships before the things of God you are going to find yourself hurt and disappointed.  If you put entertainment or the things you want out of life in front of the things of God you will find yourself lost and alone. 

Now notice that this Scripture doesn't say "Put GOD FIRST"  it says the seek the KINGDOM OF GOD first.  What is the difference between GOD HIMSELF, and the KINGDOM of God.  The Kingdom of God is the things of God, which are revealed to us by the HOLY SPIRIT.   I know people who are basically living for themselves, putting all the things of the world BEFORE the things of God.   Just because you love God does not mean you are putting the things of GOD first in your life.  If you want the promise of God that he would add ALL things to you  must seek the Kingdom of God first. 

If you have an ear to hear,  this will change your life.  You will find after a while that you are no longer having to worry about your worldly needs because God has given you more than enough to meet every need, not only financially, but relationally and physically.   If you can hear it this is a Word for you today. 

Why should God make your things a priority if you don't make his things your priority?  The answer is plain and simple, he won't. 

God has set it up in this life that if YOU  put seeking HIS things FIRST, he would then ADD to you everything you need in this world.

How much 'time' do we put into prayer, asking God for things that he would have already given us if we had put his things FIRST?  If you want those things it will take more than just asking God everyday for them,  you will have to put God's things FIRST to have all the things you need in this life ADDED to you from God. 

Now you know these things, don't despise it and don't overlook it.  Put God's things first and you will find that in time you will lack NO GOOD thing.