Seek ye first....

[GerdaHannah]

hi,

i dunno where to post this topic... so i'll leave it to the moderators.

There is a Bible verse which says, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God..."

Can any of you tell me the significance of the word 'seek'. Its not look or wish for or any of the weaker words.

Can you tell me how to 'seek'. What should I do? Try to find out God's will all the time?

I need a whole preaching session about it. If you can preach to me it will be great. Or if you can redirect me to some message on the internet where somebody else has done a preaching session, it'll be very helpful too.

You can send those messages to my mail too. Its in my profile. Just leave a message here when you do.

Thankyou for your time.

God bless you.

[Hunterpoet]

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[Openly Curious]

Hello GerdaHannah,

There is a Bible verse which says, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God..."

The verse you are looking for is found in Matthew 6:33

Can any of you tell me the significance of the word 'seek'. Its not look or wish for or any of the weaker words.

To seek for something is to search for it until you find it and don't give up and you will find what you seek in the Lord.

Can you tell me how to 'seek'. What should I do? Try to find out God's will all the time?

Seek the Lord in the Bible reading your Bible is God's righteousnes revealed unto us we have to seek his righteous and as we do this in our life then God will add the things into our life the things we have need of as God shall ad all things unto us.

Blessings.

OC

[Zanhoshi Zhuedo]

Seeking the Kingdom of God also means making His kingdom your interest and priority. What is this Kingdom? The dominion within which God's will is done is His kingdom. We extend His kingdom by saving the lost and bringing them to Him. When this becomes your foremost mission in life, then all your worldly needs will be taken care of by God.

[Trusting Jesus]

An important thing in Bible study is to read each verse in context. In this case Jesus has been talking about not laying up treasures on earth, but rather lay up treasures in Heaven where they won't be stolen or rot away. That where our treasures are, that is where our heart is. He goes on to say that we cannot serve two masters - God and mammon (riches). We are to put nothing ahead of serving God. If we seek fancy cars, or expensive clothing, big houses we usually sacrifice our walk with Christ in order to gain these riches. Jesus goes on to say that we should look to the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. Even Solomon was not adorned in such beauty. God knows our needs and will provide for us. So, instead of seeking worldly riches, we need to seek God. Here is how the Greek word zeteo (translated into English "seek") is defined:

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, seek for, aim at, strive after

2) to seek i.e. require, demand

a) to crave, demand something from someone

Now, all of this doesn't mean that we don't go to work and earn money to buy food, shelter, and clothing. What it means is to not allow money, food, shelter, and clothing get to be our god.

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Nathele

[EricH]

It means to look for in order to find. So in this passage it would mean to look for God in a manner that would result in your finging Him. In this case by looking for his kingdome first.

[Guest Butero]

There are actually two words here that are equal in significance, and that is seek and first. Imagine this. You have heard there is an object of great value buried in your back yard. It is so valuable, that if you find it, you will never have to worry about money the rest of your life. How hard would you work at seeking it out? You need to put that same kind of effort in locating the "pearl of great price" which is Jesus, and his will. The verse doesn't say you aren't to be concerned with anything else, but it says to seek the kingdom first, meaning above earthly things. Finding God's will, and having an inheritance in his eternal kingdom is the most important thing, and if you seek God and his Kingdom first, God will take care of your carnal needs.