Seek First His Kingdom and His Righteousness

(Mt6:31-33)



God is the God of glory.

Glory comes from Him, and

With His authority He reigns forever.



Faith is knowing this, and

Since the purpose of prayer and the ultimate purpose of man's life is

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory to be the Father's forever,

Faith life is living only for His kingdom and His righteousness.



A sovereign state has a permanent population, a defined territory,

A government and a capacity to have relations with other sovereign states.

It is an organization with the greatest authority for

Based on a monarch or a constitution

It can draft its people or even send someone to death.

As such, those who die for their nation receive the greatest honor.



Since we now live in what is called, "the global age, however,

Nations trade together and move toward economic unity, because of which

The concepts of nation, ideology and regime are fading.



After Adam sinned, God gave a warning regarding

The enmity between mankind and the devil, and the final battle between them (Ge3:15).



While the people of Israel were a small tribe when they went to Egypt (Ge46:27),

They became a great people when they left after 430 years (Nu2:32) for

God raised them to be a kingdom to fight (Ex19:8; Nu1:3).



After they settled in Canaan,

They were instructed by the judges and the prophets but

They asked for a king to lead them to victory in battle against their neighboring nations (1Sa8:5-9).



The kingdom then split into

The Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah ” also called,

The Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom ” and

Eventually they both collapsed for

Their kings did evil before God (2Ch36:5, 10, 12),

Breaking the law of their kingdom, the Law of God.



Nevertheless, the Temple where

The stone tablets inside the Testimony were

Reminded them they were a kingdom and a people of God.



Furthermore, they waited for the fulfillment of

The prophecy of the King of glory who is mighty in battle (Ps28:7-10).



Jesus came and said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would make an eternal kingdom of souls and become their King, for

He came as the kingdom of heaven (Mt3:1-2, 4:17)

To judge the prince of the world but save the world (Jn12:31, 47).



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:

1)     Purchased the kingdom of this world and offered it to the Father (Rev5:9);

2)     Judged with His death the devil, the prince of the world, the ruler of death (He2:14); and

3)     With His blood purchased the souls of all men and made them His eternal kingdom.



His death was for the Son to offer the kingdom to the Father and

His resurrection was for the Father to inherit the kingdom to the Son.



The Holy Spirit came in the name Yeshua ”

The kingdom of God coming with power (Mk9:1) ”

To the souls and the church purchased with His blood (Ac20:28)

To build a kingdom ruled by His Word, the Truth.



The Christian has the pride of

Being the people of a nation that cannot be shaken (He12:28) so

He trusts that this kingdom will give him security and take care of him.

Therefore, for His kingdom and His righteousness

He is honored to sacrifice his possessions and even his life.



O Lord,

When ideologies, constitutions and even "the enemy of the state are all shifting,

Who will reward those who perished

Protecting their nations and their ideologies?

Lord, thank You for

Letting us live for Your eternal kingdom!

We pledge our lives to Your kingdom so

When Your kingdom comes remember us! Amen.