MY FRIENDS, “SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!!

Sep. 3, 2014

MY FRIENDS, “SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD!!!

There is a story told of a gentleman, we will call Him Mr. BLESSEDLESS, whose trials and tribulations of this life seems to be more then he can bear. In addition, he is at the point of just given up, even to the point of believing that God does not really exist. He lays down one day falling asleep, he begins to dream that He is in heaven, instead of a world where he seems to have lost all hope in achieving anything.

As the pearly Gates are swung open he is now “in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was  like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne in appearance like an emerald. And before the throne, there is a sea of glass, like crystal.

As he witnesses the splendor and  beauty of it all, he walks the streets of gold in awe of the radiance, splendor and beauty of heaven as he watches the animals of all types, kids running and playing, others along the way are just as amazed and in awe at what no “eye has seen, [or] ear has heard, [and no] human mind could conceived” [all] the things God has prepared for those who loved him and [endured till the end] 1 Cor. 2:9 (NIV)

the angelic voices are ringing throughout Holy, holy, holy,Lord God Almighty, and then right before Mr. BLESSEDLESS eyes, Christ is standing, he knows it’s Christ because he has had that same feeling on earth whenever he would seek the presence of the Lord. Oh that special feeling the awe and admonition of it all. And then Christ speaks as God and also as one who understood humanity and had conquered through the cross.

May I show you all that has been prepared for the redeemed? Mr. Blessedless is speechless, then they walk along this long road of mansions and gardens, and then Mr. Blesseless sees a building like a warehouse in the middle of no where, he ask to see inside, Christ hesitates “you really don’t want to see what is in there Mr. blessedless. He thinks why would there be any secrets in heaven?

So he ask again, please let me see inside, finally Christ relents. As Christ opens the door Mr. Blessedless almost knocks Christ over to get inside. It turns out the enormous building is filled with row after row of shelves from top to bottom with white boxes tied in red ribbons, these boxes all have names in alphabetical order on them, Mr. Blessedless then ask, do I have one?

Yes you do, Christ tries to guide him back outside as He says “frankly if I were you, by then Mr. Blessedless dashes in search for the B’s, he finds his box, Christ catches up to him as he is ripping the ribbon as he opens his box, then in a moment of recognition he lets out a deep sigh like the one’s Christ has heard so many times before,

Because there in Mr. Blessedless box, is all the blessings that God wanted to give him while he was on earth, but he never asked in My name glory and honor. And then he awakes!! My friends “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matt 7:11 (NIV)

But “When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” James 4:3 (NIV) When we seek God’s presence through His Spirit and ask for blessings it must become all about Him. Self is secondary. “BUT SEEK YOU FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matt. 6:33 (KJV)

So my friends “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. But it must be all about the one who gave His only begotten Son and a son who gave it all for our salvation

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY