Matt 5 - 6 - 7, Matthew 6:33

Matthew 5-7

I'm pretty sure I could spend the rest of my life just studying these three Chapters. I won't attempt that here. Today, just one verse will do. Matthew 6:33 is one of my life verses. I use it a lot in my ministry and it seems to be a verse that speaks to those I work with. It definitely speaks to me. When I was new in my walk with Jesus I was reading James. The verse where James says do not be "double minded" was unclear to me and I had to figure out what it meant. After asking a few trusted mentors about it I did some research. I came upon a phrase that resonated with me called "single eye". Single eye means to be fixed on the spiritual. To be looking only at God. It is the opposite of the double-minded person in James 1:8; 4:4, 8. I call that being cross eyed. That doesn't work. Jesus speaks of it in verse 6:24, we can't serve two masters. So...today I work hard at having the "single eye". When I find myself drifting to double mindedness I pause, hit the reset button, say a prayer and keep on walking. If I had to paraphrase this verse I would say "This journey is about a relationship with Jesus Christ and nothing else!"