{"id":620,"date":"2018-08-13T02:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T09:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=620"},"modified":"2019-12-29T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:29:24","slug":"what-is-your-foremost-desire-matthew-631-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=620","title":{"rendered":"What is Your Foremost Desire? (Matthew 6:31-34)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1118\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/What-is-Your-Foremost-Desire-Elder-Matthew-Davis-812181727316.mp3'>What is Your Foremost Desire?<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/What-is-Your-Foremost-Desire-Elder-Matthew-Davis-812181727316.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"What is Your Foremost Desire?\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"What is Your Foremost Desire?\\\" from Covenant Reformed Church GV by Elder Matthew Davis. Released: 2018. Genre: Other.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"Elder Matthew Davis\",\"album\":\"Covenant Reformed Church GV\",\"genre\":\"Other\",\"year\":\"2018\",\"length_formatted\":\"44:46\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Completion-Fulfillment-and-Perfection-of-Christ-Elder-Matthew-Davis-2319178144-mp3-image-1.jpg\",\"width\":196,\"height\":242},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Completion-Fulfillment-and-Perfection-of-Christ-Elder-Matthew-Davis-2319178144-mp3-image-1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>What does seek mean? What does seek first mean?&nbsp; Some might think this a silly question.&nbsp; First means first.&nbsp; Seek means to look for something.&nbsp; On the surface, this seems clear enough.&nbsp; But wouldn\u2019t you think that God sending his Word and the Prophets would have been properly understood as to what seeking God\u2019s Kingdom and His Righteousness would be?&nbsp; The truth is most of us read this verse as if we are to prioritize God to the top of our list of important things.&nbsp; NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we look at and focus on <strong>Matthew 6:33<\/strong> we must to reflect on the context of this message within the whole of scripture.&nbsp; To understand the meaning of <strong>\u201cseek ye first\u201d<\/strong> allows us to honor Christ\u2019s commandment and encourage one another in our pursuit of God\u2019s holy nature.&nbsp; One of the troubles with the Church today is its focus upon everything other than the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does seek mean? 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