Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33
“Disciples of Jesus…will seek first their Father’s kingdom and righteousness, assured that He will provide enough to cover their needs. And, industrious and honest as they may be, they will refuse to tie their lives and happiness to treasures which can be corrupted or stolen. And rich or poor, they will struggle to understand how best to please their Father by using the wealth he has entrusted to them.”
D.A. Carson in The Sermon on the Mount: An Evangelical Exposition of Matthew 5-7 (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978) 95.
My talks through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) have gone well this week. Thanks for your prayers. Almost done. Two days to go. Email me if you would like my teaching notes.
The adults at Family Camp here at Camp Spofford have taken hold of the keys to life in the kingdom (the beatitudes) and appear eager to follow the directions for living in the way of Jesus (the rest of the Sermon on the Mount).
One aspect of this life is using the wealth God has given each of us for kingdom purposes as one of the ways we demonstrate that we have taken hold of life in God. This requires intentional focus not to “tie our lives and happiness” to things, and only bind them to God.
Is this true in your life? Or is there some treasure that you are tied to?