"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." (Matt. 6:33)

Someone, who had put one of those humming bird feeders into his yard, told this story about a particular humming bird. At first, several humming birds used the feeder. Later, however, one humming bird began to guard the feeder and chase all other birds away. The little bird sat days on end guarding his self-claimed feeder, so much so that he became a slave to it. He could go nowhere and do nothing but sit and guard his feeder. Thus, what was supposed to be an aid became a hindrance to this one bird. Isn't this the case with many of us when we become overly occupied with things which hindrance us in our service to the Lord? The owner of the feeder decided to bring the bird feeder inside so that the humming bird could once again run free.

Let us free ourselves of all slaving hindrances and truly put the kingdom of God and His righteousness first in our lives.