10/30/22: SEEK FIRST HIS KINGDOM: WEEK 20
October 30, 2022

SEEK FIRST HIS KINGDOM

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. —Matthew 6:33

9  In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
10  Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. —Matthew 6:9 - 10

HE WATCHES OVER HIS KINGDOM

4  But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 
5  even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 
6  and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 
7  that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in Hiskindness toward us in Christ Jesus. —Ephesians 2:4 - 7

1. He watches over His Kingdom with His Word.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth —John 1:14

You are my hiding place
and my shield; I hope in Your word. —Psalms 119:114

Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.” —Jeremiah 1:12

Then the Lord said to me, “You have
seen well, for I am [actively] watching
over My word to fulfill it.” —Jeremiah 1:12 (AMP

The Lord said to me, “You have seen
correctly, for I am watching to see
that my word is fulfilled.” —Jeremiah 1:12 (NIV)

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. —Isaiah 55:11

My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word —Psalms 119:28

12  For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 
13  And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. —Hebrews 4:12 - 13

For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. —2 Corinthians 1:20

2. He watches over His Kingdom with His presence.

1  He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2  I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. —Psalms 91:1 - 3

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. —Isaiah 43:2

3. He watches over His Kingdom with open arms.

31  But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32  “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. —Luke 12:31 - 32

For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, —1 Timothy 2:5