Friday, January 6, 2017

GWM taking a break in January. Posts to resume February 6


GWM Readers:

Please note that we are taking a short break during January!

Posts will resume on February 6th.

May God continue to bless you and your families in this New Year!


Warmest Regards,  GWM Staff

Monday, January 2, 2017

PUTTING GOD FIRST!

Text:  Matthew 6:25-33  Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air:  for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew’s numeric position is the 40th book of the Bible.  This Gospel portrays Christ as “KING”!
Forty is the number of testing:  Jesus was tempted 40 days of the devil; Israel wandered 40 years in the wilderness; David ruled as King for 40 years; Moses was in the palace of Pharaoh 40 years and also on the backside of the desert for 40 years.
Two weeks ago God spoke to us about “The Authority of the Believer”!  Last week God spoke to us about His “Counsel”!  The message this week is:  PUTTING GOD FIRST”!
Today’s text is housed within the body of the “sermon on the mount”.  Jesus teaches on several different topics about living a life dedicated and pleasing to God.
In this text Jesus touches on common questions we all face in life for survival.  How will I get my needs met?  What will I eat or drink?  What will I wear?  Jesus clearly informs us:  do not worry!