Ruminations and Praying the Word of God and Matthew 6:33

Ruminations and Praying the Word of God and Matthew 6:33

(Ponderings, Contemplations, Meditations)

Let's begin with the verse we looked at earlier to ponder and pray: Matthew 6:33. After all, there is nothing more simple than this verse. We can build our entire lives off of this verse and study no more in all actuality. It's the essence and foundation of the Christian faith. Isn't it? Take a look at it.

Matthew 6:33 / Expanded Bible (EXB)
33 ·Seek first [Be concerned above all else with] God’s kingdom and ·what God wants [his righteousness]. Then all ·your other needs will be met as well [these things will be given to you].
--  EXB: Scripture taken from The Expanded Bible. Copyright © 2011 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Now, do the instructions for Ruminations and Praying the Word, found here: 
http://agodlyvision.blogspot.com/2014/01/ruminations-and-praying-word-of-god.html

ADDITIONAL POINTS TO PRAYER JOURNAL AND CONTEMPLATE

1 Seek first. Do this first. Focus on this first and foremost, above all. First. Not last. Not second or third. First. Not later. Now. 

2 What are we to seek first? 

3 What is the kingdom of God? 

4 The kingdom of God is eternity. It's eternal life in and with Jesus Christ. It's heaven. It's the afterlife. It's forever. It is the life to come after this earthly and fleshy life. 

5 Seek first eternity. Not anything or anyone of this world. Keep eternity in mind first, foremost, above all, and always. 

6 Concern myself with eternity first. Let this be what I think about and focus on above all else. 

7 And, concern myself at the same time, with as much importance, what God wants from me now and today. 

8 Then He will give me everything I need. He determines what I need, from how I put eternity and what He wants from me now in this moment first. I do not decide what I want or need. He does. And, it's all determined by how I seek eternity first and what He wants first. 

9 It isn't about me, or anyone else, or anything else. It's all about Him and eternity with Him.

Matthew 6:33 / New Living Translation (NLT)
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.  

--  NLT: Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.  

Matthew 6:33 / New Century Version (NCV)

33 Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well. 

--   NCV: Scripture taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.