Keeping your nose in the Bible is a good idea.

We have a little saying at Bethlehem,

no Bible, no breakfast.

And it's a commitment on our part, some of us anyway,

that if you have to choose because you're a little bit behind schedule,

you choose Bible, not breakfast.

It is interesting that most people don't make that choice.

They say, I didn't have time for Bible this morning, but they ate breakfast.

That's an odd choice, isn't it? Which food is more important?

So, as I was reflecting this morning in my own soul preparation, which is as important as overhead preparation.

It occurred to me I should probably clarify something from one of the last sessions and then make that the stepping stone into where we're going in this session.

And the clarification regards the promise in Matthew 633, seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,

and all these things will be added to you.

And one couple came to talk to me about that, and they are in a milieu where that verse is usually taken to justify the health, wealth, prosperity, name it, claim it, word of faith, kind of Christian living, and it sounded like I was saying that to them.

And so let me say what I was saying and then give you a verse or two and then move into this session.

All things there, and in 2nd Corinthians 9 8 and in Philippians 419 does not refer to everything you want from time to time.

It refers to everything you need in order to glorify God.

And God calls some people to glorify him by dying.

And so if you're dying in a prison or in the guillotine or on the rack or of a disease.

Clearly, some of the all things like food and clothing and drink to sustain life are missing.

So when he promises all these things will be added to you, he means exactly the amount you need in order to do what I want you to do.

Could be die, could be live, could be prosper, could be have a very simple Spartan lifestyle in the city for the sake of the kingdom.

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