I think that we tend to interpret this verse to mean that we are to seek God first thing in the morning when we wake up and start our day off with prayer. Yes, we should. We should seek Him early before the day starts crowding in on us. We should face Him before we face anyone else. We should get guidance from Him to be able to go through the day that lies ahead of us.
But this verse means so much more than just praying in the morning. It says to seek first the kingdom of God. We are to make God's kingdom the priority. We should seek His kingdom above anything else. We should seek His agenda above our agenda. We should seek His plan above our plans. We should seek His purposes above our purposes. We should desire His will first above our own.
Seeking His kingdom first means that we are seeking after righteousness, peace and joy, above seeking wealth, ambition, a career or material blessings. It also means we should be seeking the eternal instead of the temporary-- His kingdom is eternal. It means we should seek to glorify the King of the kingdom above everything and anyone else, including self.
When we get things in the right order-- Him first then me; His will first then conform my will; His glory first not mine-- all the things we thought we had to seek after first will be added to us. The things that are truly important and have real value will be added to us.
Have a great day. Seeking the kingdom of God first means more than just praying when you first get up in the morning.
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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell
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