Seeking God in MATTHEW

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” MATTHEW 7:11

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esus straightens our minds regarding judgments. He exhorts us to look into our evil ways before we lift a word against our brother. He recommends not throwing our pearls before unholy men, and He teaches us to ask, that we may receive. We must not focus excessively on what we can receive from God and not pay due attention to His instruction regarding our inner condition. The world culture is swift to pervert the sacred teachings for a profit; and to judge people for what they have, or lack. Since we are called out of that culture, we struggle with our tendency to follow its old ways. Omnipresent, Jesus wraps our minds around the concept: seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you. In other words, He addresses our worldly concerns by shifting our focus away from the natural path of a corrupt world and directs us to the Lord’s kingdom, a realm where the spiritual righteousness is infinitely more significant than a man’s possessions.

Once we examine our heart through the lenses of Christ, we grasp the purpose of God in our lives. Our minds move from darkness to light. And we finally understand how deep our Father’s love for us is. While the world lures us with things to an abyss of destructive materialism, God illuminates the path to everlasting life through His Son. Jesus sees divine providence everywhere: in the flowers, in the birds, even the grass. How much more does God supplies to us, His beloved children? Hence His instruction to request of Him the good things we desire, with expectation to receive that which we ask for. To them that ask…