Yesterday (last Sunday) during worship, God gave me a picture of me writing. Now I happen to write with my left hand and there is a telltale sign that someone is a left-handed—they have pen smears on their left hand, because when they write, the pen leads in front of their hand—the ink has not yet dried as their hand follows behind it. On the other hand (see what just happened there), right-handed people, when writing, have their hand leading the pen.
God used this image of my left hand to illustrate that we are to follow closely behind Him, so that His mark (ink) will be on us. He encourages us to not hesitate or the ink will dry before it has a chance to get on us. Instead we should follow so closely behind Him to let Him to imprint on us.
Matthew 6:33-34
“But *seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
*zéteó (dzay-teh'-o)
Definition: seek, search for, desire, require, demand.
“But *seek, search for, desire, require, demand first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
When you demand His kingdom first, you will gladly pick up your cross and closely follow Jesus because He is the way, the truth and the life—the only way to the Father. This is how you will be transformed to be more and more like Him, when more and more of Him gets imprinted on you. Let Him lead you.
Prayer
Jesus,
I demand Your kingdom first in my life. Help me, give me the strength to prioritize You. My desire is to follow You so close that you imprint more of You on me. Lead me and I will follow You all the days of my life. AMEN!
In His love,
Pastor Gena
