Seek HimFirst! If we get ourselves lined up with God, then revival becomes simple.
In Matthew 6:33, Jesus tells us all we need to know: “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Moves of God’s spirit and miracles could increase and abound on earth if only God’s people would prioritize Him. The problem is that people want God but are not willing to put His kingdom and righteousness first, front, and center in their lives.
‘All these things will be added to you,’ Jesus said. We try to benefit off of God while keeping God on the sidelines of our lives—because we also want what the world has to offer us. We’ve been robbed of revival because we are so worried about other things! We’re running after those things, and meanwhile, we miss out on the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.
Are we putting our concern in the right place? Are we concerned over the Spirit’s activity, presence of God moving, and the glory of God filling our churches? It’s time to get some fear of God in us! Let’s be concerned about whether God has left the building rather than those earthly things that God has already promised us He will provide. It’s time to return to the Lord, return to our first love (Revelation 2:4). We all know how to seek. It’s just a matter of wanting God enough to seek Him first. When we do that, God supplies our every need, including those other ‘things’. But God goes even further. God replaces the emptiness with the fullness of His presence and glory. We can be active participants in God’s awesome plans and revival in this lifetime if only we will seek God first.
4 “But this I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love.
5 Remember then from where you have fallen. Repent and do the deeds you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your menorah from its place—unless you repent."
Questions:
In what ways is your life in line with God? In what areas might it not be?
Self-check: Do you seek God FIRST above all else?
Has your want and need of God declined or grown?
Action Point:
Recommit to your pursuit of God today/this week/this month. If fear about money or not having enough is causing you to seek things, work on growing your faith in the Word. If it’s a matter of being distracted by other priorities, block off a regular piece of time in your day to seek God. Our personal pursuit of God is essential to the health of our hearts and spirits, our relationships with God, the advancement of God’s Kingdom, and revival for the church!
02:39That’s where the battle is. People don’t want God to be first. They want Him. They want to have eternal life. They want to be saved. They want some of the blessings. They just don’t want to put Him or His Kingdom first.
06:32Many people are robbed of the greater things and can’t get revival in the churches. They don’t know why. Your priorities are off. You’ve rebelled against putting God, Jesus, the Kingdom, and righteousness first.
09:22The things that everything else is running after will be given to you! You get rewarded in this life with those things for running after the things of God. You get rewarded in this life and in the next life for running after the righteousness of God and the Kingdom of God, plus His presence and glory instead of the emptiness.
