Kingdom Mindset

To seek the kingdom of God, we must study the Word of God, and ask the Lord to give us the understanding of His Word; just like His disciples did. Because Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever, He will explain His Word to us so that we can understand His will. When Jesus taught the people he spoke to them in parables (in the form of a story). However when He taught the disciples, He explained to them the mysteries of the parables that He spoke. He explained that there were righteous men and prophets that desired to see what they were privileged to see, and to hear what they heard. It was a blessing that the disciples were taught by Jesus Himself. When they asked him questions, He took the time and the care to explain His Words.

Jesus is the perfect example of an excellent teacher. He was patient, understanding, invested, and committed to those in His care. He took care of them physically, because they followed Him, and left their way of living behind. He took care of them spiritually by teaching them about the principles of the kingdom of God. He took care of them emotionally by encouraging them when they were fearful, impetuous, faithless and hopeless. Jesus was and is the master teacher of all things; and He will reveal His will through His Word to those who seek the kingdom.

We do not have to be confused about what the will of God is. All we have to do is seek Him by setting time aside to spend with Him; to be taught by Him. It may not always be easy to find quality time during the course of the day after the day has started; but if we study early in the morning it will be easier to incorporate quality study time into our schedule.

If we consider who we have the privilege of knowing, and seeing and hearing; making the time will become a priority. We will in turn be blessed by the time that we spend with Him, as He reveals the mysteries of the kingdom to us, as well as, the purpose that He has given to each and every one of us as His children.

• Would you like a closer walk with God?
• Are you setting an example by your life?
• Are you taking care of those that God has entrusted to you?
• Do you spend quality time with the Lord daily?
• Is the gift of teaching evident in you?

Strong's Concordance Definitions: Matthew 3:16
Blessed are your eyes, because they see and your ears, because they hear.

Blessed (3107)
Happy

Eyes (3778)
To See
1) to see, discern, of the bodily eye
a) with the bodily eye: to be possessed of sight, have the power of seeing
b) perceive by the use of the eyes: to see, look descry
c) to turn the eyes to anything: to look at, look upon, gaze at
d) to perceive by the senses, to feel
e) to discover by use, to know by experience

2) metaph. to see with the mind's eye
a) to have (the power of) understanding
b) to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand
c) to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to look at, to weigh carefully, examine

Hear (1991)
1) to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf

2) to hear
b) to attend to, consider what is or has been said
c) to understand, perceive the sense of what is said

3) to hear something
a) to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
b) to get by hearing learn
c) a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn
d) to give ear to a teaching or a teacher
e) to comprehend, to understand

Reflection:
We are truly blessed because Jesus will spend time with us, and lead and guide us, as we study His Word; for the purpose of getting to know Him, and the mysteries of the kingdom. Studying the Word of God will better equip us to teach others about the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Jesus has entrusted to us the privilege and responsibility of the transference of knowledge for the purpose of building the kingdom of God. Let us pray that we are faithful to the call.

Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:16

Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for 'blessed are your eyes' in the NASB". Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2009. 22 Nov 2009. < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/search/translationResults.cfm? Criteria=blessed+are+your+eyes&t=NASB >

Higgins, S. (2009). Devotions for Thought. Kingdom Mindset.
Higgins Publishing from http://devotionsforthought.blogspot.com.