Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. I. The CONCLUSION" to which the Saviour arrives. 1. The carefulness forbidden. 2. The grounds on which the prohibition is founded. (1) It is heathenish. (2) It is ungrateful. (3) Fruitless and unnecessary. (4) Unwise. II. The DUTY commanded us. 1. The objects we are to pursue — "The kingdom of God." 2. The precept given us respecting them — "Seek first." (1) Make religion our earliest and primary object of attention. (2) Give it preference. 3. The promise annexed to the pursuit. III. THREE REFLECTIONS. 1. What a friend to man is Christianity! 2. What an enemy to our peace is a worldly spirit: 3. What a reproof does this administer to multitudes of the hearers of the gospel! (J. E. Good.) Parallel Verses KJV: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. |
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