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Seek Him First
mat6.
Keeping Jesus in first place in our life, is to seek first His kingdom
Seeking His Kingdom, and His righteousness
This is a point that is often forgotten by Christians, and even many preachers today
So many people seek His benefits and His blessings, without seeking Him
For many people Jesus not only doesn’t have first place, HE doesn’t have any place in their lives
That is until catastrophe or poverty or other great needs arise
So, today I want to discuss the concept of Keeping Him First - Seeking first His kingdom (His rule)
What does it mean to put Jesus First?
This is a good question -
Does it mean going to Church every Sunday?
Does it meant paying tithes and giving in the offerings?
Does it mean obeying a list of dos and don’ts?
Or keeping other rituals, like praying over our food, singing in church, or such things?
For some people have lists of priority in their lives to help them keep order:
often as Church first, then Family, then Work
Or Some would say, Family first, then God, then Work
Actually, God first could mean the order of these priorities varies depending on circumstances
Keeping Jesus first starts with recognizing the Preeminence of Jesus Christ
Preeminence = Supremacy
Jesus Christ is Supreme over all creation - Visible, invisible, thrones, dominions, principles, powers
As Christians, we are His body, He is the head
Keeping Jesus first is to live our life with this in the forefront of our thoughts:
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It may include going to church - but that does not make Him 1st
it may include paying tithes and offerings (or more)
may also include giving of oneself, of prayers, of fastings, of time, of compassion.
It does not mean obeying a list of does and don’t although there may be a number of things that Christians “don’t” do.
So, all the lists of does and don’ts (laws) are not made for people seeking Him, but for those who are not seeking Him
Laws are not made for the righteous, but for the lawless --
1 tim1.
“The End” of the commandment - we all know what the end means right?
So the key is “love” out of a pure heart
If I love you, I don’t need a law to tell me not to hurt you
If you love me, you don’t need a law telling you not to steal from me
this is true even among those who obey no laws -
To Keep Jesus first means to keep love first
Love for Him
Love for His people.
If I love Him, then I will find it easy to keep Him first
mat10.36-
Who needs to think about keeping Jesus First?
We all should be concerned with keeping Jesus first in our lives
Of course non-Christians need to think about putting God first in their lives - (acts 4:12)
and many of them are aware of this
We who are Christians must also be concerned about this:
It doesn’t matter where you were last year, what about today?
Jesus spoke a parable of the sower and his seeds
he described seeds that were thrown among weeds, that grew at first, then were choked out
So many Christians are like this - like my koi pond garden
David said “I see the Lord always before my face”
Benefits of Keeping Jesus First in your life
There are benefits!!
In the text today, Jesus said “seek first. . .
And all these things will be added”
Father God is a good God!
He knows the things we need.
He wants to help us.
if we will seek Him
He did not say to seek Him first, so that we could “pay” or “earn” our salvation
He said that He wants to give us good things, even all things
He didn’t tell us to pay our tithes so that He could exact some hard penalty from us, but rather so that He could separate us for His benefits
He has more good for you than you even have room to receive
The bible says that His eyes are searching the whole earth looking for those to show Himself strong in
Looking for someone seeking Him
Looking for someone to bless! (through faith)
Looking for someone to show His preeminence
Looking for You - Keeping Him First
He is a good God, and He wants to do good things for you!
How to keep Jesus first
Once we have decided to put Christ first, we find it easy to fall away -
There is an adversary, the devil, who tries to hinder us
There are many people who will try to deter us (all men have not faith)
There are the cares of the life which so press upon us
But you are more than a conqueror - in all these things
Start by keeping Him first in your prayers
have definite time each day that you speak to him
David said “seven times a day do I praise you...
Don’t let that be the only time you talk to Him (ritual)
Keep Him first in our thoughts
This does not mean that we don’t think about the things of life that we deal with
But we should include Jesus in our thought process
Oh, how different many of our decisions would have been had we done so.
Think good thoughts
Be a positive person
Keep Him first in our giving (our finances)
So many people worry about money -
many people, even Christians, do so to the point that money becomes first place
shake that off, and put Christ first again.
Our giving is more than money
Keep His love first in our heart
This is by far the most important, and easiest
Love never fails,
If we walk in love, we are born of Him - that is Him first
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We put Jesus first, by putting love first - God is love
This means forgiveness, humility, others first
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