What are we seeking?  Even perhaps a better question yet is what are we seeking first in our lives?  Everybody seeks something. For some, it is as simple as daily survival, a meal that will provide them the necessary nutrients to sustain life.  For others, it is the accumulation of stuff, and/or the need to have more in life.  If you were to read the front covers of many of the magazines that our local department store sells, it would appear that most people are seeking to lose weight or to attract the attention of the opposite sex as one’s highest calling in life.

Yet, as Christians what are we called to seek?  As I was reading through Colossians, I was reminded of our calling to simply seek after the things of God and not of this world.

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.  Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”

Colossians 3:1-2

It is now closing in on eight years since we began the process to start Seek First Ministries with the basic premise to encourage the body of Christ to stay focused on seeking first God’s kingdom and His righteousness within the relationships of our homes, churches, and communities.  In a very real way, it is the inherent calling to see our lives as missional, to live Christ and to share Christ within every area of our lives.  It is a calling to secure our minds and hearts on Christ and on those priorities of life that He calls us to pursue (Colossians 3:12-17 : “...put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering...above all these things put on love...”).

What are we seeking in life?  Dependent upon how we answer this question will most significantly determine what we make of life and what we give in life.  Our calling in Christ is this simple, to make Christ our everything and to give Christ our everything- to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness for His glory (Matthew 6:33/1 Cor. 10:31).

God, as life at times pulls us in many directions, please keep us anchored to Your simple calling to seek first Your kingdom and Your righteousness, to set our minds on things above and not on things of this world.  All for Your glory and honor.  Amen.