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WEEK ONE: A Living Sacrifice
Seek First the Kingdom
Focus: Undivided devotion.
Reflection: What competes for first place in my heart?
Matthew 6:19-34
Store up heavenly riches19"There is no point in storing up for yourselves money and earthly possessions. Here moths and rust destroy things and thieves can break in and steal what you have.20It is far better to store up heavenly riches, for such riches cannot be destroyed by either moths or rust; and in heaven there are no thieves to break in and steal what is yours.21"Here is the spiritual principle: wherever you put your money shows where your heart is also.22"Your eye gives light to your body. So if your eyes are good, your whole body will be filled with light.23But if your eyes are bad, your entire body will be filled with darkness. If instead of light you are filled with darkness, how deep that darkness will be!24"It is not possible for anyone to serve two different masters. For he will hate one and love the other, or he will be truly devoted to one and treat the other with contempt. You cannot serve both God and money!Do not worry25"So I tell you clearly, do not worry about any aspect of your life, what you should eat or drink or what you should wear on your body. There are far more important things in life than food and there are many more important things about you than what clothes you wear!26"Think of the birds you see flying around. They neither sow nor reap, nor do they store food away in barns; and yet your heavenly Father supplies food for them. Do you not consider yourself more valuable than the birds?27And who can add anything positive to his life through worrying?28"So why worry about your clothes? Look how beautiful the lilies in the field are! They neither work nor weave to make themselves appear so good.29And yet I tell you clearly that even Solomon in his most glorious apparel could not match these lilies for beauty.30So if this is the way in which God dresses what grows naturally in the fields, things that are here today and tomorrow are thrown away and burned, will He not make sure that you are well clothed? How weak your faith is!31"Therefore, do not worry by saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What have we to drink?' or 'What can we wear?'32The pagans are concerned about such things, but your heavenly Father is well aware of everything you need.33Let the Kingdom of heaven and living in a right relationship with God be your priorities; then everything else you need will be given to you as well.34So do not worry about what will happen tomorrow. Let tomorrow worry about itself! You have enough to think about today, and that is true for every day!
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