In the midst of the temptation to worry about our necessities we are told to SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!
I. Seek first
We are to seek first his rule his reign in our lives!
Put him first, His way first in everything! (Zeteo- Proton)
2212 zeteo- 1) to seek in order to find a) to seek a thing b) to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into c) to seek after, to seek for, to aim at, to strive after 2) to seek, that is, to require, to demand, to crave, to demand something from someone
4412 proton - 1) first in time or place; in any succession of things or persons 2) first in rank a) influence, honor b) chief c) principal 3) first, at the first
Seek
Col 3:1 - If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Isa 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Ps 105:4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Prov 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Prov 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Verbs. baqash ^1245^, "to seek, search, consult." This verb occurs only in Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Hebrew (both biblical and post-biblical). It appears in the Bible about 220 times and in all periods.
Basically baqash means "to seek" to find something that is lost or missing, or, at least, whose location is unknown
II. What is the Kingdom of God?
Kingdom of God (the spiritual domain over which God is sovereign)
KINGDOM OF GOD, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN The sovereign rule of God, initiated by Christ’s earthly ministry and consummated when the kingdom of the world becomes the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ (Rv 11:15).
932 basileia-1) royal power, kingship, dominion, rule - not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of God rule in your hearts…
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
Matthew 12:28 - But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
So we are to allow His Rule
III. His Righteousness
