“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” (Matt 6:33).

Jesus’ teaching implies that each day we face a choice. Will I pursue God’s agenda or my own foremost? “Choices are the hinges of destiny” (Pythagoras).

God’s “kingdom” is His reign or dominion over my life. Does God control my life? His “righteousness” is following the rightness of His will, which I can only know by study of His Word (Psa. 19:8).

My attitude is a result of what I choose to focus upon. What I choose to focus upon depends on what I deem most important at the time. What I deem most important depends on whether I’m seeking God’s or my selfish way above all. The spiritual leader Joshua had it right: “Choose this day whom you will serve….as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15).

The world surrounds us with a multitude of distractions, like “worries” or “the deceitfulness of riches” or “the desire for other things,” which can “choke” God’s word and work in my life (Mk. 4:18-19). To be spiritually fruitful, I must focus upon and “welcome” God’s truth into my heart as life’s greatest priority (Mk. 4:20).

Each day, I must decide if I will listen to God, which alone can save my soul and strengthen my life, or the babel of worldly distractions, that can only distract, delude and destroy my spiritual life. David had the right spiritual focus: “O Lord, you are my God….Early will I seek you” (Psa. 63:1). Let’s be more spiritually focused this week!<