But Seek Ye First: 30 Days in Matthew 6:33

The disciples of Jesus were worrying and fretting over the essentials of life—food, shelter, and clothing. As was His custom, Jesus used nearby examples of well-fed birds and beautifully arrayed flowers to point His boys to a loving heavenly Father Who cares and provides. He then added this powerful promise: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Pastor in the Church of the Nazarene for nearly four decades, Rev. Danny Goddard (Pastoral Care in Times of Death and Dying, Whatever Happened to Bob?, and Such Great Faith) has studied and preached this middle verse of the Sermon on the Mount many times. As a matter of fact, he once delivered twenty-seven consecutive sermons from this text to his congregation. In But Seek Ye First, Pastor Goddard provides devotional thoughts for thirty days from those messages he preached, plus a few others. The prayer of this pastor is that for the next month this verse will come alive for you, helping to turn your worries into weapons, that you might live the sanctified life, and begin to trust God like never before. In short, let’s all become Matthew 6:33 followers of Jesus.Rev. Danny Goddard has pastored Churches of the Nazarene in Indiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. He is married to Sandie, and they have one son, Tommy, a daughter-in-law, Micha, and a precious grandbaby, Lyric Amerial.