 When Jesus says, seek first the kingdom of God and all his righteousness, and then all these things will be added to you. Does he really mean that all of these things, the things that you want will be added to you? Hey, smart Christians, one passage that gets brought up a lot, as a matter of fact, it's one of the most quoted passages in the Bible, that's Matthew 633. We'll go to that passage, but I wanna look at it in context, but I think that people think that when you quote this and when you understand this, that it really means that you'll get the things that you want, well, that's not really the case. And so let's just go look at the passage. So in Matthew 633 says, but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you. But the question is, does that mean that you're going to get all the things that you want? Well, no, as a matter of fact, let's just keep it in context. Let's start in verse 25 and let's see what Jesus is really talking about. He says, for this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life. And so that is the point that he's trying to make. Don't be worried. Don't worry about what's happening in your life, the different things that you might need or the things that you want. Notice what he says. He says, do not be worried about your life as to what you will eat or what you will drink, nor for your body as to what you will put on. It's not life more than food and the body more than clothing. Look at the birds of the air and that they do not sow nor reap nor gather into barns yet your heavenly father feeds them. These birds have no clue as to what's gonna happen from one hour to the next. They're not mindful of the next day that they go about their business and what happens, God still takes care of them. That's what he says. He says, are you not worth more or much more than they? Absolutely, you have value, you have worth there. There is something that God does desire and see in you. You matter, in other words. And so he says, and you of who by worrying can add a single hour to his life and why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow. And notice this point is, look at how God has arrayed everything, how he's clothed everything. And since the things that he's taken care of don't matter as much as you, why are you worrying? Let's drop down to verse, let's go to verse 30. But if God so clothed the grass of the field which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace or in the hell, will he not much more cloth you? You of little faith, do not worry then saying what we will eat or what we will drink or what we will wear for the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things for your heavenly father knows that you need these things. And here's where he says, but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you. The question is all what things? Well, the things that he is going to give you, the things that you need. It might not be the new car or it might be a car, but not necessarily the car that you want. It might be a place of state, but not necessarily the great place that you want. God is going to provide for you. God is going to take care of you. But the focus has to be on him. Seek first him, seek first his righteousness. Therefore, if you are in his company, then what will he do? He will take care of you. However, if you go after things on your own and I'm a little witness, if you go after those things on your own, you might get them, but they'll come with the price. And as a matter of fact, likely what you get from going after them on your own without him, will probably temporary and even suffer and even longer consequence. But seek first him. You don't have to worry about anything except going him, getting close to him. Proximity is our issue. The closer you get to him, the further you are away from all of your problems. That guys, I can promise Jesus makes this statement. Seek first him, who? God and his righteousness. Seek first salvation, seek first glorying in him, seek first growing in him. And then God will give you all these things, the things that you need. Amen.