The Very First Thing You Must Seek For The Anointing Of God

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:33-34 ESV)

The central theme of Jesus' teaching revolved around the Kingdom of God and its various aspects. The phrase 'Kingdom of God' appears more than 80 times in the New Testament. It is also referred to as the 'Kingdom of Heaven' (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 13:41), 'Kingdom of Light' (Colossians 1:12), 'Kingdom of Christ' (Matthew 13:41; 20:21; Ephesians 5:5), 'Kingdom of David' (Mark 11:10), and the 'Kingdom' (Matthew 8:12; 13:19), which all denote the same thing in different aspects with various shades of meaning.

Let's unpack the verses:

"Seek" (Gk: zeteo); to seek (literally or figuratively in order to find); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life): Seeking covers the broader orientation of will: the seeking of God's kingdom and righteousness (Matthew 6:32-33)

"First" (Gk: proton) in order of importance

"Kingdom of God" (Gk: basileia theou) the kingdom over which God rules

"Righteousness" (Gk: dikaiosune) in the broad sense, the state of him who is such as he ought to be, righteousness; integrity, virtue, purity of life, uprightness, correctness in thinking, feeling, and acting (see Matthew 3:15).

"All these things" (Gk: pas tauta) that which was spoken of before

"Will be added" (Gk: prostithemi) to put to; to add i.e., to join

Jesus is telling us we must pursue His honor, reign, and will (vv. 9-10). Seeking God's righteousness means pursuing righteousness in life in submission to His (Matthew 5:6,10,20; 6:1). It does not mean seeking to be justified

When we pursue "all these things" God will add the necessities of life that He provides providentially, so we have no reason to fret, worry, or be anxious or afraid about anything (v5:45; 6:11).

34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:34 ESV)

"anxious" (Gk: merimnao) means to be troubled/disturbed and concerned with cares.

v "about tomorrow for tomorrow will be anxious for itself"

"tomorrow" = (Gk: aurion) means to breathe the fresh morning air of a new day.

v "Sufficient for the day is its own trouble"

"Sufficient" = (Gk: arketon) means to suffice, to be content.

"the day" = (Gk: hemera) means the time space between dawn and dark.

"its own trouble" = (Gk: kakia) means evil, depravity, trouble

Jesus is telling us that we are not to be troubled, disturbed or concerned about any possible minute of tomorrow because tomorrow will have its own troubles. The worry and anxiety about tomorrow may never come to pass. God provides only enough grace so we can deal with life one day at a time.

Worry is an indicator that someone isn't Born-Again. When you put God's will and His righteousness first in your life, He will take care of everything else.

Worry robs us of our effectiveness for the kingdom today, which means we will be even less effective tomorrow. Every new day brings its own cares, and to anticipate them is only to compound them. Worrying about tomorrow will rob you of today's blessings.

I once heard someone say that the average Christian is crucifying themselves between two thieves who are the regrets of yesterday and the worries about tomorrow.

I have always shared with others that they should plan their life as if Jesus isn't returning for 100 years and living life like He is coming back today because He just might for you!! (2 Corinthians 12:14; 1 Timothy 5:8).

WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

The Kingdom of God encompasses both earthly and all heavenly realms. It is the everlasting realm that Jesus sovereignly rules over forever.

"The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all" (Psalm 103:19 ESV).

"His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom…" (Daniel 4:3a ESV).

The Kingdom of God is the realm where Jesus reigns as King and His authority as God is supreme. God has established every authority on earth that exists and He rules over them (Romans 13:1). The Kingdom of God exists here and now in the lives and hearts of every Born-Again Christian.

John the Baptist began his ministry announcing that the kingdom of Heaven was at hand (Matthew 3:2). From that point forward, "Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand'" (Matthew 4:17 ESV).

Jesus said "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world." (John 18:36-37 ESV)