JESUS SAYS, seek you first the kingdom of GOD; and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
But the problem with many people believing this verse is this, not many of you actually know what the kingdom of GOD is.
Many of you think the kingdom of GOD is some far off distant fairytale place way off in space……..lol
Brothers and sisters, the kingdom of GOD is King JESUS, and wherever the King is, then that is where the kingdom is, but is the kingdom of GOD in you, that is the question?
(Luke 11:20) JESUS SAYS, But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
(Luke 17:20-22) And when JESUS was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, JESUS answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here is the kingdom of GOD! Or, lo there is the kingdom of GOD!
For, behold, the kingdom of GOD is within you.
And he said unto the disciples, the days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it.
Brothers and sisters, the kingdom of GOD is not money, material possessions, riches, prosperity, and living the abundant life according to Miles Monroe, for the kingdom of GOD is King JESUS, and the kingdom of GOD is built upon the revelation knowledge of who JESUS is.
(Romans 14:16-17) For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
(Matthew 16:13-19) When JESUS came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And they said, Some say that you are John the Baptist: some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And JESUS answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
And I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Brothers and sisters, in (Matthew 16:13-19) JESUS asked his disciples, “WHO DO MEN SAY THAT I AM?”
And all the disciples told JESUS everything other men said about HIM.
But only Peter knew JESUS as the Christ, the Son of the living GOD, for GOD had revealed it to Peter by revelation knowledge.
And because Peter possessed the revelation knowledge of who JESUS is, JESUS changed Peter’s name from Simon to Peter.
JESUS even told Peter that he will build his church off the revelation knowledge of who Peter said he is, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church of JESUS CHRIST.
Brothers and sisters, JESUS gave Peter power because of the revelation knowledge he had of JESUS, and JESUS told Peter, I give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Brothers and sisters, JESUS is the kingdom of GOD, and the church of JESUS CHRIST is built upon the revelation knowledge of who JESUS is.
But is the kingdom of GOD in you that is the question?
(Luke 18:28-30) Then Peter said to JESUS, Lo, we have left all, and followed you.
And JESUS said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that has left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Brothers and sisters, Peter tells JESUS we have left all to follow you.
And JESUS tells Peter in return, “there is no man that has left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.”
Brothers and sisters, JESUS revealed himself to Peter as the kingdom of GOD.
For JESUS said concerning himself, ” there is no man that has left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
(Matthew 13:10-17) And the disciples came, and said unto JESUS, Why do you speak unto them in parables? JESUS answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
For whosoever has, to him shall be given more, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he seems to have. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.
(1 Timothy 3:16) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Brothers and sisters, the kingdom of GOD is King JESUS, and if you seek after King JESUS with all your heart, mind, and soul, then all these other things will just be added unto you, because you’re seeking the principle truth of GOD, JESUS!
(Matthew 6:24-34) JESUS SAYS, No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much better than they?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why do you take thought for clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Do not Take thought for tomorrow: for tomorrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.