Originally posted July 27, 2019. Needs versus wants have been been severely tested these past few months, causing many of us to sharpen our focus. Focus on Him.
My Musings – To seek first means to give priority (something given or meriting attention before competing alternatives). Immediately prior to this verse, Jesus was talking about the things of this life that people give attention to – food, shelter, clothing. Things that most would consider necessities, although there are still way too many that lack all of these in sufficient quantity (if at all) to not be considered in want. Others have much more than they need. Few are content with what they have. But no matter what category one falls into, Jesus insists that there is something much more important – our relationship with our Creator.
Our life here on earth is fleeting (a mere mist of vapor) and of little consequence when compared to all of eternity before us. But what we do with Christ while here on earth has tremendous consequences in terms of what eternity…
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