Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 16:26, Luke 9:25
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself,
The man who wants the world all to himself won't have a self left to enjoy it, but on the contrary, the man who looks to the Lord by dying to himself will be given himself back and the world along with it.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
The one who wants the world more than anything won't gain any of it and will lose himself in the process. The one who wants God more than anything retains his soul and gains the world. In order to inherit something, someone who loves you has to die. In order to inherit the world, like our Lord, we must die to it. Christianity is built on the foundation of resurrection. Only that which dies to itself will rise again.
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