Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness

 

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness

 

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Matthew 6:31-34 『Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?  (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.  Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 』

The Bible says about anxiety and fear. It is a sin to be judged to be afraid. But we are afraid of God and should not be afraid of the world. In the book of Revelation it is said that those who fear the world go into the lake of fire. Revelation 21:8 『But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 』

The Lord is righteous enough to make heaven and hell. Why do you distinguish between heaven and hell? Because it is righteous. The first group to send to hell are those who fear the world and those who do not believe. The Lord does not comfort those who fear the world, why does he fear men? It is because they are not afraid of God. When Jesus was on the cross, we must recall what the right-handed robber said to the left-handed robber, "Aren't you afraid of God?" Those who do not fear God are those who do not repent.

Those who fear man rather than God will be judged by God. So, the boat on which Jesus was riding meets a storm. Then his disciples trembled in fear. Even though Jesus was sleeping in the boat, he trembled in fear. Even if our boat encounters a storm, the Lord can sleep. What the Lord is looking for is a man of faith who fears God. The disciples try not to sink the boat in a storm, but this shows that they are the owners. It is in the hands of the Lord that the boat sinks and does not sink. In other words, it is up to the Lord to die and live. The Lord sleeps until he wakes up.

How do we behave when life's boat is stormy? Are you the one who tries to keep the ships of life from sinking or the one who wakes the Lord? The saved faith can be proved. The Lord sleeps until his disciples stop trying to keep the boat from sinking. And the Lord waits to wake him up. Faith does not respond to circumstances, it responds only to the Lord. The faith of being saved no matter what difficulty comes to this earth, makes it possible to trust in the Lord.

Those who fear man cannot be saved from God. To be afraid means to fear people and situations rather than God. Because there is something in that fear that is not afraid of the Lord. Those who do not fear God and fear men are those who do not repent. They cannot be saved. Those who try not to sink the boat from the storm will be those who trust themselves rather than God. But those who are saved are those who respond only to the Lord. It is only up to the Lord to be delivered from the situation.

In Revelation 13:14-15, ``And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 』

If you don't bow down to the idols who have infused with evil spirits, Satan will kill them all. Whether bowing to idols or not, everything depends on people's choices. Fear of people makes you bow to idols

However, the Bible says, "Do not worry about anything, but in all things, by prayer and supplication, tell God with thanksgiving what you ask for." Jesus is speaking to the born again. He is speaking to those who are reborn as a spirit body. Those who are not born again are always in anxiety and fear because the flesh is the master. However, the born again has two bodies. It is the body of the spirit and body. So he says to deny the fleshly body. The spirit body is the body with God in Christ. Even though you are born again, this is what Jesus is asking because you can show weakness because you now have a physical body. He only asks him to devote himself to preaching the gospel while he is in the world. He is that God is responsible for the daily bread. That's why he says don't worry. Those who are born again are those who live according to the will of God in Christ. It's like a sunflower watching the sun. There is only a way to seek the kingdom of God.

In Mark 1:15, ``And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 』The kingdom of God comes to those who repent and are born again on this earth. The kingdom of God does not come except those who are united with Jesus Christ, who died on the cross. He showed resurrection to those who were united with Jesus, who died on the cross, and became born again. That is why they are sitting at the right hand of God's throne in Christ. This is incomprehensible to those who do not wear the body of the spirit.

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