The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-02
SEEK YE FIRST THE
KINGDOM Oh GOU


Jesus 6aid. seek 20 FIRST the King.
dom Of God. and his rlghteousnsm.
and all these things shall 10 added
unto YOU" And no had been talking
about food. clothes. housea -sh no very
things that No are reaching out for
in our business Tho man In bust.
meas says 1t % no, that I wan, 10
bH rich; Il in just that I wan, 10
mako my family comfortable That
~ right Jesus said. "Ail theao things
ahAll DO added unto you when ye
seek first the Kingdom OF God and
Ills righteousness but when you
put that TO the business man In prae.
tico. how many ara found TO be really
seeking the kin gdom o. Codg How
many Of us SO TO our daily tasks
with our thoughts filled with prayer
that wo may today. in an that we do
and think and bAyi seek Giras to gIyo
place 10 the kin gdom OF 0od. feeling
absolutely assured that. ns result
OF this all ihsss things viii - added
20 uaf Jesus said. This il tifo e,cr.
nal lilo did not delay. hau state.
men, was, This Is lito eternal. that
they might know thee the only true
God. and Jesus Christ. whom thou
hast scnt"
What tho world needs for thu aolu.
ton OF all its problems il tise icnowl.
edge Of God Christian Science
teaches that God IA Love. Life Truth.
Soul. Mind. Spirit. prln1lpIe. Per.
haps the term Principle. more than
any other when understood. will
bring 10 W that sense OF the allnesa
OF God which svs need II we are 10
apply this understanding Ia solving
our everyday problems In this con
nec,lon, | rornnrfibor always that a
nitio foreign woman came after a
lecture In New York city one night
and maid. Please ten me how your
God can be everywhere at tho SANE
time" Thinking over her question
In tho years that have followed. |
have como 10 Ehink or IL as ono Of
the mos, Important things for All Of
IA 10 know: for. II you in your bust
ness, and others everywhere. could
understand how God can he and 1,
everywhere preEcnt az the psarrls time
would not that solve our prubiems7
You now believe that Cod IL all
powrr You de- not need to 10 told
tnBt this 10 true You cannot think
Of the universe OF any OF tho won.
dgis OF CREATION without ascrfaing ali
power 10 God Whether yon bciioy,
in the God you have heard about. OF
not, Is another matter. Whether VOL
believe In the God that you hay,
found In reading tho Bible. is quit,
another matter But you do believe
In this Infinite intelligence tina, /
back Of your ideas OF crcatior.. Thca
this infinite power. II present with
all the millions or earth. Will soly,
all problems
ASSURANCE IL WHAT
ONE MOST NEEDS
] have sometimes observed. in IN,
practice OF law. "a man who. when m,
commercial clouds are hanging low
when no was not certain OF his III
turc, V he could only be assured b,
his banker that his credit was good
would come TO his business with hi
face all aglow with Joy and aa tisrac
ton. because he felt that he had rca
backing suppose each ono i'm MI
work or his business could under
stand that he has the backing of ON
nipotent power. then each face woult
always shine with gladnoss and conf
dcncc. The great apostle. Paul
recognized this when he said. 10
every soul be subject unto the highe
powers For there Is 10 power but o
God"
To understand tho ever. presence 0
God-tho ever presence Of this ON
nipotcnt power viii solve our prof.
lema. Take, for example, the prin
Cipls OF mathematics, with which nj