Kingdom Living - The Commands of ChristNäide

Commands of Christ: 23 

Do not worry about your life or food or clothing but seek God’s Kingdom and righteousness. 

This is another two-part command. First, we are not to worry about our temporal needs. God’s character and nature preclude this. If we understand Who He Is, we cannot and will not worry about these things. If we do worry about them, it reveals we do not know Him as we should. Even the natural world reveals His faithfulness and power. The second part of the command is that we are to seek His Kingdom and righteousness. The fact that we need not pursue our temporal needs is not to result in our indolence and passivity. On the contrary, the knowledge of the Lord and His care for us is intended to free us to focus all our being and efforts and resources on pursuing His will on earth. Our priority as citizens of the eternal Kingdom is to serve the purposes and desires of the King.