Seek ye first...

I'm getting to a place in my faith walk where I have to make the words of Jesus real in my life, more than ever.

The Word says to seek first the kingdom of God, and all these other things, desires, will be added to you.

It seems sometimes we can put so much emphasis on spiritual gifts: healings, prophecy, speaking in tongues, etc. And while those things are wonderful and faith building, by themselves they are incomplete.

Jesus makes it clear that true faith, true pursuit of the Kingdom of God, involves profound, practical giving. He says that the poor will always be with us, and that "true religion" is to look after widows and orphans.

If that's true, which of course I believe it is, then that's what should occupy our thoughts and haunt us in a holy way. That's what our motivating force should be. The Kingdom of God is a backwards community of strengthening fellow believers to go out and recklessly love the people around them.

Don't get me wrong... I love explosive, intimate encounters with God, and yet I believe if we are truly experiencing Him and His presence, we can't help but do the things He did and to yearn for the things for which He yearns!

What did Jesus do with most of His time? Look at that, and our priorities will come into focus...