((by pastor Norman)

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matt 6:33; NKJV). As we focus on God and His Kingdom ways as our first priority, He will bless us and take care of all of our needs The word seek in the Bible has a sense of seeking earnestly and diligently and to strive, this is no casual process. In the Old Testament God’s people were frequently exhorted to seek God (Eg Zeph 2:3), to seek Him with their whole heart (Jer 29:13) and continually (Ps 105:4). We have Christ on the inside of us but we need to seek revelation of all He did for us at the cross and the amazing new life and ministry He has for us. We should take our eyes from the things of the world around us (Col 3:1-2). Let’s walk in faith that God rewards us as we earnestly seek Him (Heb 11:6). The apostle Paul wrote that he considered so much of his old life before he met Christ as rubbish and he yearned to, “know Him and the power of His resurrection” (Phil 3:10a; NKJV). Paul said, “I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid whole of me” (Phil 3:12b; NKJV). Paul, even at a stage in life that he was writing epistles, did not think he had complete revelation of God’s promises but he kept pressing and seeking (Phil 3:13-14). How do we seek and press into revelation of all God has for us? We need to be reading, studying, and meditating God’s word, seeking revelation with our whole heart. This takes lots of quality time, discipline and effort, but the results are life changing.