We are Searchers

What we go after makes a difference. Either we’ll be wrapped up in accumulating things; trying to make ourselves famous; or we will be all wrapped up in making God famous. We will be concerned most for feeding, clothing, comforting, entertaining, and preserving our bodies or we will be totally concerned with God first. Jesus made us and cares for us. He doesn’t say earthly needs aren’t important – on the contrary He taught us to pray for our daily needs. But He is saying that if we become fixated on material comfort we are choosing a false god basically; unworthy of the bulk of our attention. We should plan ahead for the future, take sensible steps for our security and for our households, but we are not to be distracted by it to the point of being consumed with self-destructive anxiety & obsessive worry.

Seek is a search word. Jesus makes it clear that all humans are searchers. We all live for something; something to give us a reason to live; the thing we dedicate our life to. Our ambition, our desire, our goals, what drives us to achieve, what makes us tick; what motivates us. In contrast with what those who don’t follow God go after, strong desires are good if they are aimed in the right direction. If there is movement towards God, if it points you toward Him, they are good.

What do you want most? What are you trying to get? Jesus boils it down to 2 choices: the building of your own security, comfort and fame or the increase and victory of God’s rule and righteousness in the world. I am praying that you and I will both choose what is best today.