Understanding The Kingdom of God and His Righetousness
Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righetousness, and all these things will be added to you.
It is very important for us to keep focus on these two very important things. One, His kingdom and two, His righteousness.
What is this Kingdom that we are seeking?
The defininition of Kingdom in the Greek, means “basieleia”. The place where the King sits. In Hebrew it means “mamlakah” translated in Genesis 1:26 as “dominion”. Both words mean dominion , soveriegn rule, kingdom reign or royal power. In pratical terms, a kingdom may be defined as “the sovereign rule of a king over a territory (domain), and impacting it with his will, purpose, and intent”.
When man fell in the garden of Eden, he did not lose a religion. Man lost his relationship with the Creator God and lost his rights and priviledges to all that God’s kingdom provided for him. Man lost his dominion which was appointed to Him to rule and reign in the earth.
When man becomes preoccupied with religion, he loses the simplicity of relationship. When man sins, and realizes that he is out of relationship, many times instead of running to God because of shame and condemnation, he runs from God who died for man’s sins and wants to restore him. We must remember that we are never saved because of our goodness. The bible says that a righteous man falls seven times a day and rises up again. This takes away our pride. Remember we are saved by grace through faith, not of works it is a gift of God. We come back into communion with God simply by turning to Him and acknowledging our sin. The scripture says that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. Back into relationship.
Even as a small child relates to his earthly father, seeking a relationship of love and communion with him, so we desire a relationship with God. If a child is raised in a home where the father is a hard taskmaster, he then tends to only obey that father through fear, worry, and grief. He loses his communion with him and becomes a servant only and loses the fullfillment of being a son.
God created man to be in dominion over the earth. When man lost his kingdom rights and priviledges because of disobedience, he lost the most important thing that man can possess and that is to know God the Father for who He is in all of His glory. When seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, we reclaim our position, which we once lost, and receive a fresh and new the most wonderful, personal relationship with the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Our hearts become one with Him and we begin to understand that we too are Kings and Priests in the Kingdom
God’s righteousness becomes our righteousness when we give ourselves totally to communion with Him. No more by dead works, no more through fear, no more by our own efforts, but now through relationship.
We have been made the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus.
Thank you God for the Kingdom. Let us return to seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness so God can add all things unto us.
