August 16 Sunday 2020
Pastor John C. Mathis
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- All of our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God. Oswald Chambers, early 20th century evangelist/teacher (Best known for his devotional My Utmost For His Highest)
- Always keep God in the equation…
Matthew 6:24-34
- The KEY to Seeking First is to Take No Thought
Isaiah 55:7, 8 Forsake your thoughts—take God’s thoughts
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord
8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways
Matthew 7:7, 8 Notice Jesus goes on to say…
7 Ask, and it shall be give you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you
8 For every one that seeks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened
Jeremiah 29:13
13 And you shall seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart
- It’s not like your traditional game of Hide and Seek
- Seeking is “Looking with Expectation” (It’s the Look of Faith). You’re Seeking with your Spirit not your Physical Eyes (Senses/Emotion/Feelings)
Psalm 77:6
6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search
James 4:8
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you
Psalm 9:10
10 And they that know Thy Name will put their trust in Thee: for thou Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee
- Let me encourage you—Seek Him early (in the process)
Isaiah 26:9
9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek you Early
Psalm 63:1
1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek Thee
Proverbs 3:5
1 Chronicles 28:9 David to Solomon (how do you think Solomon got all his wisdom/wealth)
1 Chronicles 29:3 David valued the house of God
Ecclesiastes 1:13 Later on Solomon said…
13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven
Ecclesiastes 7:25
25 I have applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom
- It’s interesting to note that Jesus didn’t say “Seek Only”
- God wants us to prosper. Our need, however, is to evaluate things as they should be evaluated—to esteem earthly things lightly—to put First Things First. (Dad) K.E. Hagin
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