Seeking the Kingdom First

Jesus said "seek first the kingdom and it’s righteousness and everything else will be given to you." (Matt. 6:33).

It's arguably one of the most powerful promises made in the Bible.

To seek God's kingdom, to seek God before anything else. Everything flows from that relationship. Everything in the kingdom exists to promote relationship and the fruit of it. There is nothing superficial about it.

That isn’t to say that there isn’t pleasure or beauty, because those things are found in abundance and they are found because there is nothing counterfeit to get in the way of their expression.

Perfection is found in God's presence. Love, mercy, grace, peace, wisdom, understanding – they are all found in their perfect form in God's presence. Because perfection is found in God's presence, completeness is found, and because completeness is found there is an intimacy that has its roots in the eternal.

Eyes are opened, hearts are made pure, souls are free to express their truest self. Freedom, in its truest form is attained. No lack, only fufillment. No sorrow, only joy.

All of this to say that when we practice being in God's presence, we are actually practicing getting our soul ready for eternity in the kingdom.

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