Seeking His Presence
“But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” — Matthew 6:33
There’s a divine order in the Kingdom: what you pursue first determines what follows you.
Jesus didn’t say, “Don’t seek things.” He said, “Seek first the Kingdom.” In other words, make God’s rule and reign your highest obsession — His Presence your compass, His righteousness your rhythm. When the Kingdom is first, everything else finds its rightful place.
The word seek in the Greek means to crave, pursue, and worship. This is no casual thing. It’s the language of pursuit — the hunger of one who has glimpsed the beauty of the King. This is not a Sunday search; it’s a lifestyle of alignment.
The Kingdom of God is not a faraway realm — it’s Heaven’s government manifesting through yielded hearts. To seek the Kingdom is to invite His reign into your decisions, your finances, your relationships, and your assignments. It means saying, “Lord, let Your order invade my chaos. Let Your will rule where mine once ruled.” It’s the manifestation of “On earth just as it is in Heaven”!
And then Jesus adds, “...and His righteousness.” Righteousness is not just being right — it’s being aligned. It’s the inner posture of one whose heart beats in sync with Heaven. It’s allowing the Holy Spirit to burn away every crooked motive until your heart reflects the King’s.
When we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, we are not chasing blessings — we are becoming conduits of them. Provision follows presence. Direction follows devotion. Fruit follows abiding.
He never said the things don’t matter — He simply said they’re added to you— without toil or trouble, they are not sought. When the King is truly first, you’ll find that everything you thought you needed begins to flow toward you, not away from you.
So today, take a deep breath and realign. Lay down the striving. Lift your gaze above the noise. Seek the King — not things. Seek His righteousness — not your reputation.
And watch as Heaven’s order begins to take shape around your life.
LETS GO DEEPER
1. The Message
This verse is the climax of a section (Matthew 6:19–34) where Jesus teaches about trust, provision, and priorities.
He contrasts two pursuits:
Earthly pursuits: wealth, food, clothing, security.
Heavenly pursuits: the Kingdom of God — the reign, rule, and realm
of Heaven.
Before verse 33, Jesus says not to worry about what you will eat or wear. He’s not discouraging work or responsibility, but worry born of distrust in God’s kingship. The antidote is seeking first His Kingdom and His righteousness.
2. What It Means to “Seek” (Greek: zēteō)
The Greek word zēteō means to seek earnestly, crave, pursue, or strive after with all your energy.
This isn’t a passive glance—it’s an intentional, continual intense pursuit. The tense implies ongoing action:
“Keep on seeking the Kingdom...”
Seeking is both directional and relational:
Directional — we orient our lives toward the Kingdom’s values and
realities.
Relational — we walk with the King Himself, not just His benefits.
3. “The Kingdom of God” (Greek: Basileia tou Theou)
This phrase means the rule, reign, or government of God—His dominion manifesting in every realm and sphere.
Jesus came announcing a Kingdom, not a religion (Mark 1:15). To seek the Kingdom means to:
Submit to the King’s authority in every area of life.
Advance His rule on the earth through obedience, prayer, and Spirit-
led action.
Represent His culture—righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy
Spirit (Romans 14:17).
It’s not just going to Heaven someday—it’s bringing Heaven’s order into Earth’s disorder now.
4. “And His Righteousness”
Righteousness here is not self-achieved morality but right standing and alignment with God’s order.
There are two layers:
Imputed Righteousness — the gift of being made right with God
through Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Imparted Righteousness — the outworking of His nature in our lives;
living rightly because we’ve been made right.
To seek His righteousness is to continually align your inner world with the nature of Christ — your thoughts, motives, and decisions flowing from His purity.
Prophetic Insight: Seeking His righteousness means allowing the fire of the Spirit to burn away anything in you that resists His rule. It’s not just right behavior — it’s right alignment. When your life becomes aligned, Heaven backs you.
5. “And All These Things Shall Be Added to You”
This is a Kingdom law: divine priority brings divine provision.
When your pursuit is the King and His Kingdom:
Provision follows Presence.
What others chase anxiously, Heaven releases naturally.
You don’t have to manipulate or strive; your obedience draws
Heaven’s supply.
This doesn’t mean you’ll never face lack — but that your source is secure. The Kingdom seeker lives from abundance, not for it.
6. The Prophetic Dimension
In prophetic language, to seek first the Kingdom means to make God’s rule the axis of your existence.
Your decisions become prophetic declarations of His Lordship.
Your priorities reveal your revelation of the Throne.
Your trust in His provision becomes warfare against the spirit of
Mammon.
Every time you choose the Kingdom over anxiety, you establish a portal of peace in the spirit realm — a thin place where Heaven’s reality breaks into Earth’s confusion.
7. Practical Application
Here’s what it looks like daily:
Morning: Begin your day by yielding your plans to His government.
“King Jesus, rule over my time, thoughts, and actions today.”
Midday: In moments of worry or pressure, pause and re-center on
His presence.
“Your Kingdom come here, Lord — not my will, but Yours.”
Night: Reflect on where your heart sought “things” more than Him —
and realign.
“Refine me, Lord. Teach me to seek first.”
Prayer:
“King Jesus, reign in me today. I yield every desire, every plan, and every anxious thought. Let Your Kingdom come and Your righteousness rule in my heart. Be my first pursuit — my reason, my center, my reward, Father, You are my reward. I don’t seek You for things — I seek You for You. Draw me deeper into the hidden places of Your heart. Teach me the joy of abiding, and let the fragrance of Your presence rest upon my life.”