{"id":4867,"date":"2024-11-29T17:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/?p=4867"},"modified":"2024-12-15T07:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T07:11:35","slug":"the-need-to-prioritize-the-kingdom-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/the-need-to-prioritize-the-kingdom-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Need To Prioritize The Kingdom Of God."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4867-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TAKE-NO-THOUGHT.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TAKE-NO-THOUGHT.mp3\">https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TAKE-NO-THOUGHT.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Take No Thought.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wherefore, if God can so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore <strong>take no thought,<\/strong> saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Where and how shall we be clothed?<\/p>\n<p><b>Put The Kingdom First.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For after all these things do the Gentiles seek, know that your <strong>Heavenly Father knows<\/strong> that you have need of all these things. But seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. <strong>Matthew 6 : 30-34.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Receive The Assurance Of Jesus\u2019 Word.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then Jesus said to His disciples, <strong>\u201cTherefore I say to you<\/strong>, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Need To Be Anxious.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And which of you by worrying, can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, <strong>why are you anxious for the rest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Abundance Of The Provision Of The Father.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, <strong>how much more will He clothe you<\/strong>, O you of little faith?\u00a0\u201cAnd do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. <strong>Luke 12:: 22-31.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take No Thought. Wherefore, if God can so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Where and how shall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"The Need To Prioritize The Kingdom Of God. - Disciples of Christ","description":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TAKE-NO-THOUGHT.mp3 Take No Thought. Wherefore, if God can so clothe the grass of the field, which to"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gospel-themes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4867"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5414,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4867\/revisions\/5414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}