Seek First: A Man’s True Priority
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Dear Faithful One,
Have you ever chased success so hard that your soul fell behind? The verse “seek God” has echoed through generations—but in a world of deadlines, duties, and distractions, what does it really mean for a man of faith today?
Call to God:
What would change in your life if you sought God’s kingdom first—above every other pursuit?
Light of the Day:
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33 ESV)
Unpack the Truth:
Picture the start of your day—the emails waiting, bills needing payment, decisions pressing at work. It’s easy to move straight into action, believing that results depend on your own drive. Yet Jesus’ command cuts through the noise: seek first. He doesn’t say “ignore your work” but “reorder your work around Me.”
C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity reminds us that when we aim at heaven, we get earth thrown in; aim at earth, and we lose both. Seeking God first isn’t withdrawal from responsibility—it’s alignment. When you put God at the center, your business meetings become ministry moments, your family leadership becomes worship, and your goals gain eternal weight.
J.I. Packer’s Knowing God speaks of a man’s pursuit not as grasping at mystery but entering relationship. To seek God’s kingdom is to prioritize knowing Him personally, not just intellectually. The spiritual focus of a man who seeks God daily creates an anchor against life’s shifting winds.
A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God presses deeper: spiritual hunger is the mark of a living soul. When you hunger for God more than approval or achievement, your faith journey transforms from striving to resting. You don’t lose ambition—you redeem it. God’s kingdom becomes your compass, not your competitor.
Every man faces the pull to prove himself, to secure comfort or control. But faith teaches a better pursuit. When you seek God first, everything else finds its rightful place.
Act with Courage:
Before you open your laptop tomorrow, pray one sentence: “Lord, order my day by Your kingdom.” Then, in one decision—at work, home, or heart—choose obedience over outcome.
Seek His Heart:
Lord, teach me to seek You first, not as an afterthought but as my first breath each morning. Let Your kingdom shape my priorities, my work, and my words. Amen.
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Share how you seek God first in your daily life.
📚 C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, p. 56
📚 J.I. Packer, Knowing God, p. 102
📚 A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God, p. 45
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