The Secret to Living a Righteous Life

One verse that has stuck with me over the past couple of months is Matthew 6:33.

But seek first His Kingdom and Righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

In context of the chapter, it seems as if Jesus is telling us to not worry about food, work or clothes. He will provide for them as we need it.

This sounds great, but I don’t believe it is the complete interpretation of what he meant.

What is God’s Righteousness?

It is important to understand what Jesus meant when he said His Kingdom and Righteousness. These are the objects that we should seek.

Many people would quickly assume that Jesus is talking about Heaven and therefore would read, “Seek ye first to get to heaven and all these things would be given to you.” But this is not what Jesus was referring too.

The Righteous Life

This verse sits in the middle of the famous Sermon On The Mount. It is in these verses that he tells us how His Kingdom and Righteousness would be fleshed out. If we do the things that he tells us then God will find the way to provide for our needs.

Read through Matthew 5-7 and listen to how Jesus describes His Righteousness.

5 Elements of Righteous Living

If you read carefully, there are 5 general subjects that he discusses.

• Compassion
• Love
• Faithfulness
• humility
• forgiveness.

These are the elements that Jesus used to define His righteousness and wants us to seek first. He is not telling us to throw away all of our groceries and become hermits, but live with compassion and faithfulness in all of our relationships throughout our day.

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