Read Matthew 6:33 again.  Christ gives some pretty specific instructions on how to handle ourselves in the world.  We are to first seek His kingdom and His righteousness, and then all these “things” will be given to us as well.  The verses preceding let us know that Christ was talking about what we will eat and drink, and what we will wear.  In other words, the real world life stuff that we spend most of our time on.

Here’s what I want to remind us.  First, there is a kingdom.  That kingdom has a king, Christ.  If we are Christ followers, then we represent the king here on earth.  We are both His ambassadors and we are kingdom builders.  We are to be doing the work that Christ gave us.  And while we are doing that work, all the “things” we need will be provided.  But we almost always go after life in reverse.  We want to get all the “things” we need, then do kingdom work in our spare time.

See, we view our job (a paid position) as more important than our vocation (a main occupation regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication).  What if we actually chose to follow Christ’s command, and pursue our vocation – building the kingdom – with the same fervor that we work to earn money?  What if we truly trusted Christ to provide us with what we need on this earth (not want,  but need) and relentlessly pursued our vocation as His ambassadors?

I’m not advocating quitting your job (although we should have everything before Him as an option), but I’m simply reminding us that our passion for a job should never be even close to our passion for our vocation.  And for most of us, our job should provide a beautiful opportunity to build His kingdom.

Remember, as an ambassador, one day we will all be called home from our temporary assignment here on earth.  The King will meet us and welcome us home to heaven for eternity.

Grace and peace.