Oct. 25

Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook

GOD FIRST, THEN EXTRAS

   "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
   these things shall be added unto you" Matt. 6:33

   See how the Bible opens: "In the beginning God." Let your life open in
   the same way. Seek with your whole soul, first and foremost, the
   kingdom of God, as the place of your citizenship, and His righteousness
   as the character of your life. As for the rest, it will come from the
   Lord Himself without your being anxious concerning it. All that is
   needful for this life and godliness "shall be added unto you."

   What a promise this is! Food, raiment, home, and so forth, God
   undertakes to add to you while you seek Him. You mind His business, and
   He will mind yours. If you want paper and string, you get them given in
   when you buy more important goods; and just so all that we need of
   earthly things we shall have thrown in with the kingdom. He who is an
   heir of salvation shall not die of starvation; and he who clothes his
   soul with the righteousness of God cannot be left of the Lord with a
   naked body. Away with carking care. Set all your mind upon seeking the
   Lord. Covetousness is poverty, and anxiety is misery: trust in God is
   an estate, and likeness to God is a heavenly inheritance. Lord, I seek
   thee, be found of me.