FAITH CAPSULE: Without commitment there is no connection.
Matthew 6
It sounds lazy when an able man opens his mouth and states that seeking after your provision first should be replaced with seeking God first. Interestingly, it is actually the word of Jesus. “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) However, it is not an avenue for any man to engage covenant laziness by having a paid job at the tip of their hand and not do it. Seeking after God is commitment. Commitment is not convenient. However, it is one that is committed is connected to God.
The provision of God for you is not bounded by what you have or what you have not. His provision is not bounded by how much you need; neither is it bounded by how long you have been waiting for manifestation. It is for this reason why seeking the Provider must be first and foremost rather than provisions. How can a man be going after creation for help when the Creator is available round the clock? Why should we focus more on the blessings rather than the blessed? Where have you found yourself at this juncture in your life? What is lacking in your life?
Imagine Jesus had the multitudes following Him wherever He went — mountain, sea and valley. Following Jesus is seeking Jesus and it can never be convenient because it will take you out of your location or comfort zone. In your following Him, remain focused on gaining heaven. Truly, they followed Him because they witnessed the signs and wonders He performed. Is that not enough to provoke following Him around in your life? In one instance, they followed Him to a place where there was not enough food to eat or purchase. Of course they must have had the realization of where they are going and the lack that was there but yet they kept following Him.
Jesus knew there was a need for food and that there was no place to buy when He asked Philip, “…Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” (John 6:5). Always and forever, the foolishness of God is wiser than man. Imagine Jesus asking for a place to buy bread in the midst of nowhere; seeking for provision where there was none.
In the course of looking for food, “One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, ‘There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?’”(John 6:8-9) Andrew definitely had no understanding that regardless of what is at hand does not count when you seek Him first. What is of importance is that which comes from the hand of whom you seek first.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to look back in seeking Him first.