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Seeking First the Kingdom
Beware of Covetousness
Jesus warns of covetousness—literally “all covetousness”.
Covetousness is the longing for things beyond our basic needs and the drive to obtain them, even at the expense of others.
Covetousness corrupts the heart.
Covetousness is an expression of idolatry.
Colossians 3:
Idolatry is placing our faith, security, and desire in something other than God.
The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.
(1 Timothy 6:10)
Covetousness disrupts healthy relationships, distorts the true meaning of life, distracts from God's purpose, divides our affection, deflects our trust away from God, and deceives us into believing a lie.
Covetousness is often disguised by a sense of entitlement that leads to distorted and unreasonable expectations of what is “fair”.
The Parable of the Rich Fool (vs.
16-21)
The foolishness of hording what we cannot keep.
This man’s wealth turned his focus inward on himself.
He failed to consider the Lord's purpose for his life and for giving him an excess harvest.
He used the big “I” six times in verses 17-19:
The Big “I” (used six times).
What shall I do?
I have no room for my crops
I will do this
I will pull down my barns and build greater
I will store my crops and my goods
I will say of my soul...
Jesus calls him a “fool” (v.
20)
This man’s soul would be required of him that night.
His plan would be ended, and he would lose everything.
Who would gain them now?
Jim Elliot (missionary martyr in Ecuador on January 8, 1956): “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”[1]
Life is not about things we possess on earth
Life (psyche) is more than food and clothing for the body.
The well-being and satisfaction of the human soul involves so much more than natural things.
True and lasting treasures are eternal.
They are those things that moth cannot eat, rust cannot corrupt, and thieves cannot steal.
True and lasting joy is not found in seeking things, but in seeking the kingdom of God.
Do not fear
The fear of tomorrow can paralyze our faith in doing His will today.
Today’s worry is powerless to change tomorrow.
If yesterday’s worry was powerless to change today, then today’s worry is powerless to change tomorrow.
If God took care of today what we worried about yesterday, then why can’t we trust Him to take care of tomorrow what we worry about today?
God already knows what we need
God feeds the ravens, and he clothes the lilies.
We are of more value than they!
Song: His Eye is on the Sparrow (Lyricist Civilia D. Martin/ composer Charles H. Grabiel, 1905)
“Why should I feel discouraged?
Why should the shadows come?
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for Heav’n and home, when Jesus is my portion?
My constant friend is He: His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, for His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.”
Seek first the kingdom of God
Instead of worrying about tomorrow, we are to seek the kingdom of God today!
If we seek first the kingdom of God, then “all these things” that we worry about will be added to us by the God of the kingdom.
Jesus assures us that it is our Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom.
Response to the Word
We must be born again to “see” the kingdom of God (John 3:3)
We must be born again to “enter” the kingdom of God.
(John 3:5)
We must stop worrying about tomorrow.
We must seek first the kingdom of God today.
What worries is God asking us to release?
What steps of seeking first His kingdom is He asking us to take?
Remember: We must seek first the kingdom to experience the kingdom of God.
[1]Journal excerpt from Shadow of the Almighty (1989) by Elisabeth Elliot, 1949.
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