Seek Ye First
by Tom Plonski
Jesus said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all else will be added onto you." ( 1 Corinthans 13)
Please notice that Jesus did NOT say, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and then you can start seeking the things that you want. Jesus said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all else will be added onto you. This means that God Himself will provide the rest for you as a blessing from God. You will not need to worry about getting the rest of the things you need. The rest will be made available to you by God. Doors will open for you that you did not even know existed. You will suddenly be able to see opportunities that were always there but you never saw them before.
Think about this for a moment. Was Jesus lying? Or was Jesus telling the truth? Was Jesus just a very kind but deluded man who lived 2100 years ago? Or is Jesus who he claimed to be and is he alive today?
Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross on a Friday and rose from the dead on the next Sunday. If Jesus did not really die on the cross and rise from the dead, then Christianity is the greatest hoax ever. Each one of us has to decide this for himself. Either you believe it or you do not believe it. What you secretly believe about this one question will influence every decision you make for the rest of your life.
If you are a true believer in Jesus Christ then reading the Bible is not enough. Jesus said, “By their fruit you shall know them.” Just studying the Bible is not enough. Before the invention of the printing press in 1453 there were not many Bibles in the world. Most people did not even know how to read and write. You can become a very good Christian without even knowing how to read and write. Jesus Himself never wrote even one word. Yet, look how many billions of people have followed his teachings. Jesus said that even children can understand his teachings.
Once you accept that everything I have written here is true, and once you make up your mind to become a true Christian, then the problem becomes: What do you have to do in order to make all this happen? What decisions will you need to make? How will you know that you are making good decisions?
I invite you to read more of my Happiness Essays. They will help you to apply the teachings of Jesus to your every day life.
I invite you to read the other pages of my Happiness Essays. I hope they will help you to become the happiest person you can be.
