Title: Seek First the Kingdom and its Righteousness
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So, are Jesus' words meaningless? Did Jesus just say good words of comfort to those who were weary of life? How could the words of Jesus, who are truth in every word and life in every word, be so vain? no. The words of Jesus are not in vain, nor are the words of Jesus an idealism that ignores reality. The most realistic and most effective words are the words of Jesus, but in fact, it is because humans do not understand the truth of these words and do not practice them right away. Is it because the truth of the Word is difficult to understand and not put into practice right away? Nor is it. Very easy and simple. The original truth is simple, earnest, and anyone can know and practice it easily. That is exactly what Jesus said. The truth of this verse can be summed up in two words.
First, it is said that a person's life and soul are more important than what they eat and what they wear. It is a truth that even a child can easily understand. The second is that you are human, and even human beings are not ordinary people, but sons and daughters of God. You are different from other animals in that you are human beings who resemble the image of God, created by the breath of the soul of God. Since we are aware that He has chosen us as a human being, shouldn't we seek that country and its righteousness first than our concerns about food and clothing? That's the word. Really easy to understand and simple truth, can we use this as an excuse to be difficult?
What is more valuable to humans? We see a mirror-like example of a family fitting in this case with the brothers Esau and Jacob. In terms of personality and personality and natural social environment, Esau was the eldest son and had the spirit of a lively and upright man, but Jacob was the youngest, cunning, and must have been a master woven with ambition and cunning. However, the fundamental factor that changed the fate of these two people is that they knew right away what was more valuable to humans and didn't know. Esau's eating, his character, his rights, and his duties, the basis of his precious soul as a human being, was lighter than a bowl of lentil soup, and Jacob was in a disadvantaged position, but if he were a man, the cause of being human first, my soul, It was right there that we decided to find the basis for the argument and then think about it. Food and clothing are absolutely essential for humans. However, it is an unchanging truth in the past and today that anyone who values their food and clothing more than their personality, thoughts, faith, and my soul leads to the misfortune of Esau.
The next word is that you should seek the kingdom and its righteousness first. Just as there is seriousness in human affairs, there is also precedence. You cannot work properly without knowing what to do first and what to do after. Before and after what human beings do, it is not about getting food first, but about the country and its righteousness, that is, what kind of kingdom and how people live, and the world of truth in which justice and freedom are established. Regardless of whether a person studies or works, it is necessary to establish a clear relationship between eating and wearing rather than studying to eat and wear, to learn what to eat and what to wear first, and to eat and wear for a higher purpose in life. is to do it. If you know that your soul is more precious than what you eat and wear in the weight of your life, you will not be able to help but cherish the faith that is the base of your soul, and if you value your faith, you will find that justice, freedom and peace reign. You will not be able to help but think first about what the kingdom of God must be accomplished on this earth.
This world was created by God, and the history and destiny of human beings are provided by God. A person who knows the truth of this will not be hesitant not only to think and pursue the country and its righteousness first, but also to devote his whole life to it.
Again, if human beings value food and clothing more than their soul and seek food and clothing before their country and its righteousness, will they be able to achieve that goal? There are two answers. If you value food and clothing more than the soul, if food and clothing are satisfied, then you will struggle in a sense of emptiness and emptiness that has forgotten your more precious soul. It is that there is no way that food and clothes will satisfy your heart if you downplay it and give more importance to food and clothing. Then, if you seek food and clothing before the kingdom and its righteousness, you will not get food and clothing first, and if you catch it first, then the kingdom and its righteousness that you thought would come next at that time would be lost.
I believe that the fact that the world is engrossed in economicalism today is a factor that destroys the environment above all else and further worsens the country and the nation. . This easy and simple truth, in fact, is to cherish my soul and to pursue the country and its righteousness first, but it is okay if you do not know it. Sons and daughters of God, where do you place more weight on your concerns and what do you want to address first?