Article September 26, 1994 Issue

Seeking God and His kingdom first

Lieber Anker

People are often searching for something: a job, a home, answers to family problems. We may also be searching for greater peace and security. For all such searching, the Bible provides inspiration and guidance—and answers.

For example, the New Testament recounts that Christ Jesus said to his disciples, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt. 6:33). The "things" he was referring to in this instance were food and clothing. Don't Jesus' words suggest that we can expect human needs to be met naturally as we turn to God in prayer first and put Him above all else in our lives?

When we decide to follow the Master's words, we are thinking of human things as secondary and of feeling close to God as primary. Our communing with God may well start with gratefully acknowledging His goodness, and His love for us and everyone else. We may also ask for humility and patience, expecting our Father's infinite provision of good to become more apparent to us through thoughts that provide guidance, comfort, and release from uncertainty. The forms that God's goodness takes may not be what we have outlined, but we will be blessed beyond our expectation.

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