2Therefore when thou
doest
thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites
do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily
I say unto you, They have their reward.
3But when thou doest
alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That
thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall
reward thee openly.
5And when thou prayest,
thou shalt not be as the hypocrites
are: for they love to pray standing
in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of
men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy
Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward
thee openly.
7But when ye pray, use
not vain repetitions, as the heathen
do: for they think that they shall
be heard for their much speaking.
8Be not ye therefore
like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye
ask him.
9After this manner
therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as
it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our
daily bread.
12And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14For if ye forgive
men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15But
if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
16Moreover when ye
fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their
faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
17But thou, when thou
fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18That thou appear not
unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which
seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19Lay not up for
yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22The light of the
body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full
of light.
23But if thine eye be
evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is
in thee be darkness, how great
is that darkness!
24No man can serve two
masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will
hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25Therefore I say unto
you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink;
nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and
the body than raiment?
26Behold the fowls of
the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27Which of you by
taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye
thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil
not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto
you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, if God so
clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the
oven,
shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31Therefore take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal
shall we be clothed?
32(For after all these
things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need
of all these things.
33But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added
unto you.
34Take therefore no
thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of
itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.
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Sermon:
We find that we are in book of Mathew and Christ is speaking unto the people in regards to what will be ensured through out Gods peoples life.
We find the highlighted portion Christ said "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you". People of God what that means to you is that as God provides us with the desires of our heart in addition to what he said he will do the righteousness must me obtained. Righteousness means that a person has to obtain salvation and live right according to Gods will and he will provide you everything that you need in your life, with no stipulations. The reason why Christ has no stipulations cause he desires the best for us but when there are worldly people in your life (meaning not of God) it will always be a stipulation to your blessing thus it is not from the heart.
Furthermore it says in the scripture don't give that which is holy unto the dogs, and that is why Gods people have to wait sometimes to obtain there blessing because People of God, God knows what you need,who you need, and what you don't need. But in order to receive a full blessing and for it to continuously grant you the things that you need consider your life and the ones you have in your life and ensure that you are following the right path and are surrounding your self with the right people.
God will add to your life if you reach up to him for direction because as God clothed the grass he will cloth you so there is no need to have your heart troubled just stay in prayer and supplication.
pray this......God I ask you to add to my life but I also you to place me where I need to be placed in order that I may know what you have deemed for me.
God Bless you.........................
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