priorities in the Christian Life:180 Bible Study
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19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Key Verse:
Key Verse:
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
1. With the right priorities every thing works out. With the wrong Priorities life is a mess.
1. With the right priorities every thing works out. With the wrong Priorities life is a mess.
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
I have seen more people wreck their life getting in a hurry to make money for righteous reasons:
to give back what they stole.
to bless a spouse who stayed by their side.
to make up for lost time with Children
we can dress it up in recovery lingo like I need to pay my rent.
2. Money will mask and be a God.
2. Money will mask and be a God.
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
we have a tendency to be content until we see something some one else has then we want it.
it’s normal to want things.
but when I want things I don’t need to the point that I am making it a priority.
the lust of the eye moves us in ways that it should not.
be careful what you stare at it gets to the soul.
this is how we serve money and not God.
3. Fallow God’s plan for provision, not man’s plan for pursuit.
3. Fallow God’s plan for provision, not man’s plan for pursuit.
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
24 life is more than food and body more than clothing?
I would ask what are the most important things to us?
Food, Shelter and fiance are usually at the top of the list.
we like to talk really spiritually about our priorities, usually our priorities but most of the time are priorities are south of heaven.
Jesus compares us to the birds of the air and grass of the field.
If the Lord cares for Birds and Grass, how much more will he care for us
what happens when we don't give these things to God is we worry. when that happens we are hurting not helping ourself.
this does not mean that you wont have to work, you will.
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
however, god will help us fulfill those things.
4. Don’t strive after these things as the gentiles do!
4. Don’t strive after these things as the gentiles do!
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.