Straddling between Jesus and seeking your worldly needs!

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33

The Holy Spirit told me last night a believer cannot play on both sides of the field. Jesus is the priority.

There is a caveat in receiving the goodness of Jesus. You cannot straddle between Jesus and fulfilling your worldly needs. 

Jesus gave all believers very clear and explicit instructions about the priorities of a Christ follower. We are to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and then He will add all the other things required of life.

There is a distorted teaching in Christianity that a believer must follow rules and do works to receive the goodness of Jesus. This is a heresy.

The purpose of a believer is to develop a personal and deep relationship with Jesus built on faith and obedience to His instructions.

The priority is to commit to zealous prayer, reading the Bible and listening for the voice of Jesus. This discipline will teach you the perfect will of Jesus. 

To stay on track with the priorities of Jesus the believer must invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over His life. This will bring the reality of the Living Christ into all the moments of life.

We stray away from Jesus when our motives turn to  meeting our needs through worldly thinking and actions. To avoid this behavior take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

Jesus performed many signs and wonders in His ministry but he told His followers that they do not want the principles of Jesus; they want His protection and security.

There is a priority in walking with Jesus to achieve the fullness of His life. Jesus never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. 

Come to Jesus for who He is and not what you can get from Him!