Thoughts for another day

Nov. 1, 2012.

Today's verse: Mt. 6:33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

As you move more and more into God and His Kingdom, you realise that the things we do on earth are more and more meaningless.  They remind me of Eccl. 1:14, 'I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.'  Think about it, persons across the world, at every level of the pecking order, in every atmosphere, do the same thing that persons, given their limitations, in the past, were doing.  The basic thing is: there was a chase after more money, more fame and more zeal to live longer; and so it is now.

Now this doesn't hark to something which is done, as many say, in defiance of the natural order of the world today, for the very nature of the world is flawed. Why do I say this, because the nature of the world, as belonging to the rich and powerful, for they alone matter, is to appropriate all wealth and power to themselves and usurp every piece of land on God's earth as their own!  In the midst of this we, the people of God are to function and we're not to do the things the world does, for it is not the way of God.  For example, if we're likely to sell something, God determines we sell it at a price that the least too could afford rather than sell it exorbitantly to make a crazy profit.  Don't we see this happening all the time, how people cheat in increasing prices regularly quoting the rise in prices of the raw material!

If what I say doesn't make sense to you as it's exactly opposite to the wisdom of the world, take a look at our Scripture above.  Remember when you do an honest thing; you're on track to seeking and inhabiting the Kingdom of God.  When you lend money without usury, you're doing a just thing.  When you give a bite from your morsel to the hungry man out there, you're pleasing God and if you are thinking of ways of helping the poor, rather than filling your own coffers, you're seriously on the road to seeking His Kingdom and I tell you my friend He will reward you with everything else besides and even more than what you could ever imagine.  Jesus knew what He said and he will take care of you, both now and in the next world where He will welcome you and you'll abide with Him eternally.