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get up shine For your light has come, and the glory of the LORD is upon you. Behold, darkness will cover the earth, and darkness will cover all peoples, but the Lord will come upon you, and his glory will appear upon you; the nations will come to your light, and kings to your light. (Isaiah 60:1- 3)
.... Therefore do not be anxious and say, What shall we eat, what shall we drink, or what shall we wear This is what the Gentiles seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. Then all these things will be added to you. So do not worry about tomorrow. For tomorrow, worry about tomorrow, and one day of suffering is enough for that day. (Matthew 6:25-34)
There are only a couple of things a person has to do in life. Which of these many things should I do first? If you do not choose the right or wrong in your work, even if you work to death, it will be worthless. What are the things that a person can't get over without doing, and what should be done first? Would you like to eat? “Look at the birds flying in the air,” he says. So what would you wear? "Look at the lilies blooming in the field" is also not a priority. Then Jesus says in this Bible that these are things that everyone should do, and they should be done, but not the first thing to do. Then he said, "Seek first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" (Matthew 6:33). It is a truly amazing statement, and a very realistic statement.
Even if we follow the laws of evolution, all animals that think that eating and wearing are the top priority in all animals are degenerating, but only human animals that think and pursue more than that have developed into the best primates. is. This is precisely what Father Chardin held to great importance in the history of human development.
A person achieves what he thinks. What you think determines a person's character, body hair, and direction. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to propose to you today to examine your thoughts for yourself. What's the first thing you think of? It will be what you think first, but what do you think of first? What do you think you will do first? What do you eat, what you wear, what thoughts fill your heart and mind, now and always? “Seek first the kingdom and its righteousness.” When we think of God first and always think of God's love and His justice first, all other thoughts will be in order. Without taking God's thought as the foundation of our thoughts, we cannot have a good and right way of thinking. Therefore, studying the Bible is not one of the other studies, it is the study that is the basis of all studies and all studies, and it is the study that should be done first.
Just like ships and airplanes are steered by the helm, and steering wheels steer a car, humans are guided by what they think first. When you think of the kingdom of God, you go to the kingdom of God, and when you think about eating and wearing, you go to the pig's den. I am very interested not only in you, but also in this society, this country, and what the leaders think first. Because this country and this society will be taken away as they think first. I sincerely hope that we can become people who truly put the kingdom of God, justice and freedom first.
People not only think, they think and work. What you do is called a job. Some people spend their entire lives working on one job, while others have both a main job and a side job. I think a person should learn two jobs in the future. I think it would be good to prepare for a job that you will do when you are young or a job you will do after retirement. But when Jesus first selected his disciples, he completely changed his view of the profession.
Today, I recommend that you find your main job that you should do first, and the mindset to think first. Gentlemen, I want to grow my own life of faith, lead my neighbors on the path of faith, go to church and serve to expand the kingdom of God, become the true people of God and enjoy the privileges of justice, order, and freedom. I hope you change your view of your profession so that you think about what you are doing first and do it first. All of the following jobs are to support the job, that is, as supplementary projects that fulfill the original mission of man, I hope that it will be clear that the next job will be followed.
Why do you have to sweat and work in your spare time? Why do we have to do business in the market while fighting with each other while suffering from people? Why do I have to work and live in a dangerous machine that will take my life at any moment? It should be done to support the main work of my faith, that is, the first thing that should be done to achieve the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and should not put it as a condition for doing it first.