WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SEEK THE KINGDOM OF GOD?
"So, don’t worry about these things, saying, “What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?” These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
(Matthew 6:31–33)
Sometimes I rush into Heaven’s throne room with a list. Though God’s Word encourages us to “come boldly to the throne of our gracious God” (Hebrews 4:16), there are moments when I wonder if I’m a little too bold.
When my mind is so filled with the things of this earth, I can only imagine what it looks like in heaven . . . Imagine the Father, seated on the throne and ruling in glory, “high and exalted.”
Around His throne are angels, hiding their faces in worship before His awesome wonder.
And like a child bursting in without knocking, here I come, making all of my wants and wishes known.
Rough as that picture is, there’s still a grace-filled beauty to it.
I am a child, a child of the Father saved by faith in His crucified Son (John 1:10–12), washed, sanctified, and “justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).
I can come boldly before the throne of grace and entirely without fear, because the Ancient of Days is also “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15). He knows my daily needs and cares deeply about them.
It’s not ownership He’s concerned about—it’s the condition of my heart.
And the more my heart matures, the more it will beat in rhythm with His own.
God wants us to grow and to “become mature” (Hebrews 6:1) in our understanding of what it means to have a relationship with Him.
If we genuinely love Him, the things that are on His heart will increasingly be on ours as well.
Someone explained, the little child may ask of the father only what it needs for itself; and yet it soon learns to say, “Give some for sister too.” But the grown-up son, who only lives for the father’s interest and takes charge of the father’s business, asks more largely, and gets all that is asked.
The amazing truth is that if we learn to step outside of ourselves and pray with the Father’s interests at heart, we will be blessed because of it.
Reverend Calvin Wyatt /email: /calvincosmo30@gmail.com /calvincosmo@facebook.com.
"So, don’t worry about these things, saying, “What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?” These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
(Matthew 6:31–33)
Sometimes I rush into Heaven’s throne room with a list. Though God’s Word encourages us to “come boldly to the throne of our gracious God” (Hebrews 4:16), there are moments when I wonder if I’m a little too bold.
When my mind is so filled with the things of this earth, I can only imagine what it looks like in heaven . . . Imagine the Father, seated on the throne and ruling in glory, “high and exalted.”
Around His throne are angels, hiding their faces in worship before His awesome wonder.
And like a child bursting in without knocking, here I come, making all of my wants and wishes known.
Rough as that picture is, there’s still a grace-filled beauty to it.
I am a child, a child of the Father saved by faith in His crucified Son (John 1:10–12), washed, sanctified, and “justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).
I can come boldly before the throne of grace and entirely without fear, because the Ancient of Days is also “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15). He knows my daily needs and cares deeply about them.
It’s not ownership He’s concerned about—it’s the condition of my heart.
And the more my heart matures, the more it will beat in rhythm with His own.
God wants us to grow and to “become mature” (Hebrews 6:1) in our understanding of what it means to have a relationship with Him.
If we genuinely love Him, the things that are on His heart will increasingly be on ours as well.
Someone explained, the little child may ask of the father only what it needs for itself; and yet it soon learns to say, “Give some for sister too.” But the grown-up son, who only lives for the father’s interest and takes charge of the father’s business, asks more largely, and gets all that is asked.
The amazing truth is that if we learn to step outside of ourselves and pray with the Father’s interests at heart, we will be blessed because of it.
Reverend Calvin Wyatt /email: /calvincosmo30@gmail.com /calvincosmo@facebook.com.
EMP0WERMENT
How to Be More Than Conquerors
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Rom. 8:37).
1. Conquer with More Prayer “But in every thing by prayer . . . let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil. 4:6).
Many Believers lack victory because they neglect to pray. Some pray about the big things that happen but forget that it is “the little foxes, that spoil the vines” (Song of Sol. 2:15). If we are to be more than conquerors, we must pray about everything, both the small and great, continuing always in prayer.
The Scripture admonishes, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17).
2. Conquer with More Promises “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (2 Cor. 1:20).
Some Believers falter when it comes to reading, remembering, and relying on God’s promises. They unsuccessfully depend on their own strength. If we are to be more than conquerors, we must trust God and depend on his promises.
The Scripture says, “There hath not failed one word of all his good promise” (1 Kings 8:56).
3. Conquer with More Peace “And the peace of God . . . shall keep your hearts and minds” (Phil. 4:7).
Some Believers fail to be victorious because they lack God’s peace. They live with fear and doubts rather than with faith and confidence. If we are to be more than conquerors, we must partake of God’s peace.
Jesus said, “My peace I give unto you. . . . Let not your heart be troubled” (John 14:27). We must simply accept the peace he offers.
4. Conquer with More Praise “But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more” (Ps. 71:14).
Many Believers are remiss when it comes to praising the Lord. They wear long faces, possess negative attitudes, and lack victory. If we are to be more than conquerors, we must praise the Lord more.
The psalmist said, “While I live I will praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being” (Ps. 146:2). He also said, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth” (Ps. 34:1)."
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Rom. 8:37).
1. Conquer with More Prayer “But in every thing by prayer . . . let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil. 4:6).
Many Believers lack victory because they neglect to pray. Some pray about the big things that happen but forget that it is “the little foxes, that spoil the vines” (Song of Sol. 2:15). If we are to be more than conquerors, we must pray about everything, both the small and great, continuing always in prayer.
The Scripture admonishes, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17).
2. Conquer with More Promises “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (2 Cor. 1:20).
Some Believers falter when it comes to reading, remembering, and relying on God’s promises. They unsuccessfully depend on their own strength. If we are to be more than conquerors, we must trust God and depend on his promises.
The Scripture says, “There hath not failed one word of all his good promise” (1 Kings 8:56).
3. Conquer with More Peace “And the peace of God . . . shall keep your hearts and minds” (Phil. 4:7).
Some Believers fail to be victorious because they lack God’s peace. They live with fear and doubts rather than with faith and confidence. If we are to be more than conquerors, we must partake of God’s peace.
Jesus said, “My peace I give unto you. . . . Let not your heart be troubled” (John 14:27). We must simply accept the peace he offers.
4. Conquer with More Praise “But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more” (Ps. 71:14).
Many Believers are remiss when it comes to praising the Lord. They wear long faces, possess negative attitudes, and lack victory. If we are to be more than conquerors, we must praise the Lord more.
The psalmist said, “While I live I will praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being” (Ps. 146:2). He also said, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth” (Ps. 34:1)."
A Clarion Call:
If you have not yet received the Lord Jesus into your life, or you once received Him but backslid, make yourself available of this opportunity and pray this prayer: There is no degree of sin the Lord cannot blot out. Do not postpone, for tomorrow may be too late.
Father I come before you as a sinner (Romans 3:23)
I sincerely repent of my sins (Acts 3:19)
I believe that Jesus died and was resurrected to grant me salvation
(John 3:16)
Today, as I receive Him into my heart by faith, grant me grace,
not to go back to my old sinful ways (Proverbs 28:13)
Thank you Lord for saving me.
