Daily Devotions

Kingdom Priorities

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33

In a world driven by deadlines, distractions, and demands, it’s easy to get our priorities tangled. Jesus speaks into this whirlwind with clarity and challenge:

“Seek first the kingdom of God.”

Not second after work.
Not third after family or finances.
But First.

To seek first the kingdom is to make Jesus’ rule the centre of your life—not a Sunday obligation but a daily orientation. It means asking not, “What do I want from life?” but “What does God want through my life?”

Jesus doesn’t say we should ignore our needs—He promises that when we put His reign first, the rest will fall into place in His time and way. This is not about neglecting responsibilities, but about reordering life around the King and His purposes.

When His kingdom is first, everything else finds its rightful place.

A professor once filled a large jar with rocks. “Is it full?” he asked. The class said yes. He then added pebbles, then sand, then water—each time asking the same question.

Then he said, “The point is this: if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all.”

The “big rocks” are our kingdom priorities: prayer, worship, justice, love, discipleship. If we let lesser things take over—emails, errands, ego—they’ll crowd out what matters most.

Jesus invites us to build life around what lasts: His kingdom.

Jesus, reorder my life. Remove the clutter of lesser priorities. Teach me to seek your kingdom above all else—not just with my words, but with my choices, my time, and my heart. May your kingdom come—in me and through me. Amen.