Seek Ye First...

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

What is the Kingdom of God?
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). The Kingdom of God is not natural but supernatural.

Isaiah 55:8~9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts".

God’s ways are higher than our ways. Men use Law to administrate their kingdoms, while God administrates His Kingdom through the riches of His Grace. His Kingdom is a Kingdom of Grace. The riches of His Kingdom was manifested through the Person of Jesus in the midst of a law abiding society. Jesus' disciples were told that if they knew Him, they would know the Father as well. The manifestation of the Father's riches was demonstrated to the fullness at the Cross where the Fountain of Life was lavished as a Gift to this hopeless world.

Yet this rescuing Gift is not exactly parallel to the death-dealing sin. If Adam’s sin put many at the dead-end abyss of separation from God, just think what God's Gift poured through one Man, Jesus Christ, will do! For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one Man, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).

Matthew 6:33 and Romans 5:17 are having the same truth and promises. The only difference is, Matthew 6:33 (seek ye first) is before the Cross while Romans 5:17 (receive the abundant provision) is after the Cross. Before the Cross, you seek. After the Cross you receive! Do you know how this provision was make possible? It was Jesus' Finished Work on the Cross that enable us to benefit from this divine provision. Is this not grace?

Our law keeping bring us no way in the Kingdom of God. There is nothing we can do to earn anything from Him because everything had already been given. If you are still seeking, SEEK first His Kingdom (Grace) and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you. For those who are very much into grace, RECEIVE His abundant provision of Grace and the gift of righteousness and you shall reign in life...