Seek God First, and Pray.

How can any human ""know"" what is best for theirselves, while not knowing the future; that is, in making decisions what resources do we have other than what we see and "know of some" of now, and of the past, and of what has been reliable that shed bearings of a future...

""Seek God First, and Pray at the start of our everyday."";
... i heard this instruction through some forgotten sermon or lesson on a TV evangelist show. The saying brings to my mind many thoughts to other scriptured verses as a tool in paralel; of the greatest commandement, -"Hear (concidering  Jesus said this, "hear God", hear I Am, possibly even hear Himself) oh Israel, (this is not a story being written with the narator speaking description , rather the pose of the word "is" is a greek word most verses acompany with Jesus, God. Emanuel) the word ἐστιν
The direct english without changing greek grammar : ""answered Jesus the foremost is, Hear this O Israel : [The] Lord the God of us Lord one is""

1510 [e]  estin  ἐστίν  is, V-PIA-3S

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Englishman's Concordance

ἐστιν (estin) — 903 OccurrencesMatthew 1:20 V-PI-3S
GRK: ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου
INT: from [the] Spirit is Holy
Matthew 1:23 V-PI-3S
GRK: Ἐμμανουήλ ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Μεθ'
INT: Immanuel which is translated With
Matthew 2:2 V-PI-3S
GRK: λέγοντες Ποῦ ἐστὶν ὁ τεχθεὶς
INT: saying Where is the [one] having been born
Matthew 3:3 V-PI-3S
GRK: Οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ῥηθεὶς
INT: this indeed is the [one] having been spoken of
Matthew 3:11 V-PI-3S
GRK: ἰσχυρότερός μου ἐστίν οὗ οὐκ
NAS: me is mightier than I, and I am not fit
KJV: whose shoes I am not worthy
INT: mightier than I is he of whom not
Matthew 3:15 V-PI-3S
GRK: γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι
INT: indeed fitting it is to us to fulfill
Matthew 3:17 V-PI-3S
GRK: λέγουσα Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός
INT: saying This is the Son
Matthew 5:3 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία
INT: for theirs is the kingdom
Matthew 5:10 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία
INT: for theirs is the kingdom
Matthew 5:34 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅτι θρόνος ἐστὶν τοῦ θεοῦ
INT: because [the] throne it is of God
Matthew 5:35 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστιν τῶν ποδῶν
INT: because [the] footstool it is [for] the feet
Matthew 5:35 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶν τοῦ μεγάλου
INT: because [the] city it is of the great
Matthew 5:37 V-PI-3S
GRK: τοῦ πονηροῦ ἐστίν
INT: evil comes
Matthew 5:48 V-PI-3S
GRK: οὐράνιος τέλειός ἐστιν
INT: Heavenly perfect is
Matthew 6:13 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία
INT: For yours is the kingdom
Matthew 6:21 V-PI-3S
GRK: ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρός
INT: where indeed is the treasure
Matthew 6:22 V-PI-3S
GRK: τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ ὀφθαλμός
INT: of the body is the eye
Matthew 6:23 V-PI-3S
GRK: σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν τὸ σκότος
INT: you darkness is that darkness
Matthew 6:25 V-PI-3S
GRK: ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς
INT: life more is than the food
Matthew 7:9 V-PI-3S
GRK: ἢ τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν
INT: Or which is of you
Matthew 7:12 V-PI-3S
GRK: οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος
INT: this indeed is the law
Matthew 8:27 V-PI-3S
GRK: λέγοντες Ποταπός ἐστιν οὗτος ὅτιand you shall... "" (I've googled some results:    his owngeneral search (GS) and K.J.V. ) i.e. SeekGod.org-hearing and obeying God's voice...

The Eagle sees far into the distance (GS) AND one with Job 37 and I find the paralels from Job 9 and Job 39 and an interesting outline in - "English Standard Version"(thegncp.org)

as the google description calls it:- Job 9 Parallel Chapters
WES: 9:26 Eagle - Which flies swiftly, especially when in the sight of his prey. See here how swift the motion of time is! It is always upon the wing, ...onlineparallelbible.com/job/9.htm - 59k - Cached - Similar pages

Now knowing what little I know of Job, this swift motion, in the story above, may seem to border a view of contemplation, that thought in itself is defeated by Job who is outlined more in these verses as "" "analyzing" knowing his place, with God and in accord to God's will...
Amaizing, THIS IS TO ME, BUT YOU READ IT AND THEN I'll touch on the paralel above-
First these verses :
"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.26 "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.27 "Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,'28 I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.29 "I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?30 "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.32 "For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.33 "There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.34 "Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.35 "Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.

The paralel lends more to me of an awairness to have of ""the power of God"" if you read all the way through the end of the book of Job from that point and not so much of Job's situations as a reliable sense to know God has for all of us in any day season or times.

Job 39 Parallel Chapters
Secure sinners think themselves as safe in their sins as the eagle in her nest ..... English: From there he is watching for food; his eye sees it far off. ...onlineparallelbible.com/job/39.htm - 43k - Cached - Similar pages

Also, the Greek TEXTS to the Mark 12:29 context at top in first, or secondm paragraph :

Text Analysis

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Strong's Transliteration Greek English Morphology 611 [e] apekrithē ἀπεκρίθη answered V-AIP-3S 3588 [e] ho ὁ - , Art-NMS 2424 [e] Iēsous Ἰησοῦς Jesus N-NMS 3754 [e] hoti ὅτι the Conj 4413 [e] Prōtē Πρώτη foremost Adj-NFS 1510 [e] estin ἐστίν is, V-PIA-3S 191 [e] Akoue Ἄκουε, Hear this V-PMA-2S 2474 [e] Israēl Ἰσραήλ, O Israel: N-VMS 2962 [e] Kyrios Κύριος [the] Lord N-NMS 3588 [e] ho ὁ the Art-NMS 2316 [e] Theos Θεὸς God N-NMS 1473 [e] hēmōn ἡμῶν of us PPro-G1P 2962 [e] Kyrios Κύριος Lord N-NMS 1520 [e] heis εἷς one Adj-NMS 1510 [e] estin ἐστιν, is V-PIA-3S

Greek Texts

Strong's	Transliteration	Greek	English	Morphology
611 [e]	apekrithē	ἀπεκρίθη	answered	V-AIP-3S
3588 [e]	ho	ὁ	- ,	Art-NMS
2424 [e]	Iēsous	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus	N-NMS
3754 [e]	hoti	ὅτι	the	Conj
4413 [e]	Prōtē	Πρώτη	foremost	Adj-NFS
1510 [e]	estin	ἐστίν	is,	V-PIA-3S
191 [e]	Akoue	Ἄκουε,	Hear this	V-PMA-2S
2474 [e]	Israēl	Ἰσραήλ,	O Israel:	N-VMS
2962 [e]	Kyrios	Κύριος	[the] Lord	N-NMS
3588 [e]	ho	ὁ	the	Art-NMS
2316 [e]	Theos	Θεὸς	God	N-NMS
1473 [e]	hēmōn	ἡμῶν	of us	PPro-G1P
2962 [e]	Kyrios	Κύριος	Lord	N-NMS
1520 [e]	heis	εἷς	one	Adj-NMS
1510 [e]	estin	ἐστιν,	is	V-PIA-3S

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