Only One Thing Is Needful

Matthew 6:33
33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

George Müller, who lived in the 1800s, cared for more than 2,000 orphans in his five large orphanages. But he never allowed his huge responsibility to take him away from the Word of God. He said that every day, he would set aside time to study the scriptures until his inner man was happy in the Lord.

Once, Müller met a man who worked between 14 and 16 hours every day. He told the man, “You are destroying your health. You don’t have time for your family, and most importantly, you don’t have time to nourish your inner man with the Word of God.”

The man replied, “I hear you, but I can’t see how I can cut down my working hours and spend time on the Word because even with the 14 to 16 hours I put in each day, I still can’t put enough bread on the table for my family.”

As the man walked away, Müller said, “He doesn’t believe that if he seeks God’s kingdom first, God will take care of all his needs.”

Likewise, do you really believe that every day, only one thing is needful? Even if the bills don’t get paid, the children are not making any headway in their studies and the office work is not completed, all these things can wait. Only one thing is needful — that you spend time in the Word of God.

You will not lose out when you take time to sit down and listen to God’s Word. Even your health and well-being, and that of your loved ones, will be blessed because you choose to set aside time for His Word.

Jesus said, “… seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” He did not say that all these things will be given to you, but added. To be given means that you receive what is enough. But when things are added to you, you get more than enough!

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