Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God our Father and Jesus Christ. Welcome to my blog! I hope the thoughts you encounter here encourage you and inspire you to become a diligent seeker of God’s Kingdom. Today, I want to continue reflecting on our foundational verse for 2025. I strive to prioritize seeking God’s Kingdom and righteousness first, trusting that all these things will be added to me. My goal is to live a life that embodies God’s intention for me. I am learning that I can achieve this by transforming my mindset from personal thinking to Kingdom thinking. This requires a shift from my current perspective to a Kingdom-focused mindset.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
The Holy Bible: King James Version, Mt 6:33
33 Seek the Kingdom of God* above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Holy Bible: New Living Translation Mt 6:33.
The second imperative in this verse tells us that we must seek His righteousness. Today, I would like to investigate what is meant by the phrase “His righteousness.” To apply this imperative, we need to know what Christ means by His righteousness. We should understand the difference between our righteousness and His righteousness. Then, we should look at other texts in Holy Writ that speak to the idea of godly righteousness.
The Greek word for righteousness is δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosune), which is defined as the quality of being upright. One of the primary aspects of the word δίκαιος, its lexical form, is the quality, state, or practice of judicial responsibility with a focus on fairness, justice, and equitableness. Thus, the concept of righteousness involves practicing judicial responsibility with an emphasis on fairness, justice, and equitableness.
As a seeker of the Kingdom of God, I should practice making responsible judgments with a focus on fairness, justice, and equity, starting with my own life. I need to be fair to myself and make judgments about how I manage my life. Am I fair to myself? Fairness means that after considering what should be done, I hold myself accountable for doing it or not doing it. If I need to take better care of myself, am I doing what I should do? Even if I use the legal standard of the “reasonable person” theory, would a reasonable person treat their spouse that way? Would a reasonable person stay in bed knowing that the right thing to do is to get exercise in at least four days a week? Thus, righteousness begins with me, but it does not end there. I have a responsibility to be righteous in my community. Am I a good citizen? Am I involved in my community? Seeing the plight of my community, is there more I could do? Do I regularly attend community board meetings? Righteousness is a civic responsibility.
His righteousness means I need to practice this judicial responsibility on God’s terms, not mine or according to secular norms. The apostle Paul addresses this in Romans 10:1-4. In that passage, Paul expresses “his heart’s desire” for his people, “the Israelites.” Parenthetically, the apostle conveys his love for his people. He affirms his Judaism and his love for Israel here and in other texts, namely Romans 9:3-4. In that text, he states that he is willing to be “cut off” from Christ if that is the price to be paid for “his people,” Israel. If Paul can express his love for his people, I should be bold enough to declare my love for my people, those of the African diaspora. In this text, Romans 10, he also critiques the very object of his love because his people, although zealous for God, had a zeal that was not “based on knowledge” (verse 2). Because it was not rooted in the knowledge of God, it was doomed to failure. He said:
“Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.”
(Romans 10:3 NIV11-GK)
His righteousness means our righteousness needs to be informed by the Word of God. Knowledge of God cannot be gained without knowledge of His word. So, my righteousness is righteousness practiced with knowledge of God or His Word. Practicing “his righteousness” means righteousness done God’s way.
How can I put this into practice? Read God’s word daily, even multiple times a day, and then practice judicial responsibility based on that knowledge. How do I do that? Make an effort to emulate God’s principles when making decisions. Plato said, “A good decision is based on knowledge, not numbers.” Consider how you dress, how you speak to others, and primarily, how you treat the people you love. Live according to the principle of 1 Corinthians 10:31.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
(1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV11-GK)
Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God our Father and of Jesus Christ. You have made it to day number five (5). Well done! You are almost finished with your journey. We have the privilege of counting down now: “You have one day and a wake-up.” Congratulations! You are on your way to a marvelous 2025. We have been focusing on our foundational verse for the year, Matthew 6:33. Today, I want to explore one of the ways seeking the Kingdom of God impacts our decision-making. 
Grace and Peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God our Father and of Jesus Christ. You have made it to day number four (4). Well done. You are more than halfway through your journey. We have the privilege of counting down at this point. Instead of saying we have three days left, our late Archbishop McKinley would say, “You have two days and a wake-up.” Congratulations to you. You are on your way to a marvelous 2025. We have been concentrating on our foundational verse for the Year, Matthew 6:33. Today, I want to contextualize what we have been looking at.
Welcome to day two of the fast. Your dedication is commendable and is drawing God’s attention. Let’s focus on a key paradigm for our lives, found in Matthew 6:33: 
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