The Kingdom Of God, And His Righteousness

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
~ Matthew 6:33  

And, Why will they be added unto you?

Because the Lord knows that you will not use them to consume it upon your lusts, but only for the Kingdom of God and His righteousness!

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Humbling Ourselves

For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world, that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodsheds; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain, that they might be lifted up one above another;...  
~ Helaman I:37, pg. 423.   

We should humble ourselves, before we are humbled by circumstance!

And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did come down into the land of Zarahemla, and did declare unto the people of the Nephites the manner of their conversion, and did exhort them to faith and repentance; yea, and many did preach with exceeding great power and authority, unto the bringing down many of them into the depths of humility, to be the humble followers of God and the Lamb.  

~ Helaman I:34, pg. 422  

This provides us with a lot of Hope; we can humble ourselves, take care of each other, and have Peace!


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Keeping The Commandments

Some thoughts on Matthew 5:17-20

Christ did not come to break the commandments, nor to teach others that the commandments were not important, but He came to keep the commandments, showing the way back into the presence of the Father.

The Lord expressly said, that the commandments must be kept even until Heaven and Earth pass away, and that all must be kept!

Those who break even the smallest commandment, and/or teach others to break any commandment, will be called out on it.

Those who keep and teach the commandments, will be among the great ones in Heaven!

No one who twists the commandments, or justifies breaking the commandments, will enter into Heaven.  

All to often, we see people in church who get discouraged, discouraged because they feel pressure to conform, to not keep the commandments too strictly, and for sure, to not let on to others that they are trying to improve themselves.  We must encourage these people.  Help them.  Let them know that they are not alone.  For there are many people who are striving to keep all the commandments, making peace with their fellow man.  I am always encouraged and motivated by those who strive to follow Heavenly Father.  Please do not give up!

May God bless you all!

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