Matthew 6:33(But seek ye first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you).
1Kings 17:10(So he arose and went to
Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman
was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, fetch me, I pray
thee, a little water in a vessel that I may drink. 11 And as she was going to
fetch it, he called to her, and said, bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread
in thine hand. 12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth I have not a cake,
but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I
am gathering two sticks that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that
we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her, fear not; go and do as
thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it
unto me, and after make for thee and thy son. 14 For thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil
fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went
and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did
eat many days).
As we continue our journey here on earth,
God is saying to you and me to make for Him first before any other thing. He
wants every one of us to make Him and the interest of His kingdom number one.
He did not want to be an afterthought; He wants to occupy our minds. God does
not want to share His space with anyone because He is a jealous God. And you
know what they said about jealousy, that it is a very strong emotion. Song
of Solomon 8:6(Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for
love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are
coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame). He is saying to us to
make Him number one and He will make everything that we will ever need to live
a stress free life available for us. He wants our attention, our focus to be
solely on Him. He gave us life and He is demanding that we should make Him
number one priority in our life and He will take absolute control of everything
that goes on in our lives. Make for me first is not always about giving out
your money; God will not ask you for what he has not given you, so don’t go and
borrow money to do the things of God. There are so many ways you can give to
Him, you can give Him your time; for example, kingdom advancement prayers; if
you pray for the advancement of His kingdom for the people to be saved before
your personal prayer you are making for Him first. When you pray for other
people’s needs to be met before praying for your own needs you are making for
him first. And He promises to answer all your prayers if you will do exactly
that. You can’t lack what you are giving to others. He gave us harvest
and He requires that we should give Him ten percent of our harvest and He will
make sure that the enemy will not destroy the fruit of our ground and not only
that, that He will also upon the window of heaven and release His blessing upon
us (Malachi 3:10-11). He also tells us that He is not hungry and that
everything belongs to Him. Psalm 50:11(I know all the fowls of the
mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I
would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fullness therefore).
Jesus says whatever good we do to the needy we are doing it for him (Matthew
25:35-46). Elijah asked the widow of zarephath to make for him first out of
the little meal that she had left in the days of famine and the widow obeyed
and she never lacked anything all through the famine. God keeps proving to us
that if we make His agenda number one in our lives we will not need to bother
about any other things. He is a covenant keeping God; as long as our part is
played His own part is guaranteed. The first place He wants to occupy is
our heart; that’s why He said we should set Him as a seal upon our heart. He
has the widow of Zarephath's heart that’s why He directed Elijah to go there.
He wants the same relationship with you, in case you have not given Him your
heart, please open up your heart to Him today and enjoy life in abundance in
Jesus name (John 10:10).
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a
sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your
precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord
Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
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