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February 15
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“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”  (Matthew 6:33, NLT)

If we’re not careful, we might think for a moment that God will leave us in the lurch; that is, without resources; without hope; and without help.

In such moments, remember our Lord’s reminder that our heavenly Father wants to give us everything — everything — that we will ever need.  The key to having all that we will need, exactly when we will need it, and in a form that we can receive it, is to seek first the rule (read: kingdom) of God in our lives above all else.

As citizens of this world, we understand the rule of others, whether that “other” is civil law, or the unwritten laws of the social order.

As disciples of Jesus, we need to actualize the rule of God in our daily living by being obedient to His law, the first of which is that we should love the Lord God with all our being. . .  Or, in the words of today’s scripture: “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else. . .”

In the Kingdom of God, there are no paupers.  – Luther

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February 8
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“We put our hope in the LORD.  He is our help and our shield.  In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.  Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.”  (Psalm 33:20-22, NLT)

As a culture, we esteem the privilege of having a wide variety of options from which to choose.  In fact, some members of our society act as if it is a right!

The psalmist in today’s scripture declares his allegiance to only one Lord; only one God; only one Savior.  We do well to narrow our “essential list” as the psalmist did, and make our Lord the subject of our focus.  Whom else has been our help and our shield?  Whom else loves us with an unyielding love?  – Luther

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February 4
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“’I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’”  (Revelation 1:8, NIV)

To know God is to know that our past, present, and future are all securely in His care.

Our God is the beginning.  There was nothing — and no one — preceding Him.

Our God is the end. . . without end.  No one — and no thing — follows Him.

Therefore, we need not continue to lament the things of the past for which we’ve repented.  What may be losses to us have the potential for redemption when abandoned to the eternal plan of God.  – Luther

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