FOLLOWING CHRIST WITH THE RIGHT MOTIVES

(Continuation of Monday's Blog)

 

 

        As long as you have something materialistic to give people, they will always be in your presence. When the funds, food, and whatever you have to offer them terminates, they will often leave you. Remember the prodigal son? When he had plenty, his friends were right there to help him enjoy it all. However, after all was gone and he had nothing, where were those who started out with him? Jesus' lesson to us in this text is to seek his heart more and not what he can do for you or what is in his hand or power to provide.

           Let us as people of God endeavor to seek the things of God which will sustain us throughout eternity. The woman at the well thought that Jesus was going to provide natural water for her continually. She found out that what he had to offer her was much better than the water she consistently drew from the well. Our desire should be to have more of him. When we get him, we will have all we need to accomplish what we need. When we seek first the kingdom of God and all His righteousness, then all these other things that we may desire or want, will be added or given unto us. As the popular song goes, "Some folk would rather have houses or land. Some folk choose silver or gold. But these things they treasure and forget about their soul, but I've decided to make Jesus my choice."