Matthew 6:31-32, "Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things."

Let your primary concern be the kingdom of heaven. We are not to give our thoughts, i.e., our primary concerns, to these things, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you," MAT 6:33.

These words of Jeremiah to Baruch, "Seekest...for thy self," may be our clue as to what we think are great things. The things the Gentiles seek after are for themselves, i.e., "What shall we eat, drink, wear, and suchlike?" What are the great things for you and me? If our values are centered on the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness, then seek great things, such as walking in the Spirit of Christ. Don't seek great things for yourself. This is the clue to our priorities when we determine what is of value to us.

There is such a drive today for freedom, but why do we want to be free? Where does true freedom lie? True freedom lies in being redeemed from the power of sin as we see in TIT 2:14, "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."