I absolutely have gotten so much out of these next few devotionals.
Worry has to be my number one downfall and I need all the help I can get.
And I now there is hope for me and if you share this downfall like me or
if you don't, there is still some great information in this little devotional.
God Bless.
7 Reasons
Not to Worry, Part 1
In Matthew 6 we have the example of anxiety about food and clothing.
Even in America, with its extensive welfare system,
anxiety over finances and housing can be intense.
But Jesus says in verse 30 that this stems from
inadequate faith in our Father’s promise of future grace:
“O men of little faith.” And so this paragraph has at
least seven promises designed by Jesus to help us
fight the good fight against unbelief and be free from anxiety.
(In Part 1 we look at Promises 1 and 2; then the rest in Parts 2 and 3.)
PROMISE #1: For this reason I say to you,
do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat,
or what you shall drink; nor for your body,
as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food,
and the body more than clothing? (Matthew 6:25).
Since your body and your life are vastly more complex
and difficult to provide than food and clothing are,
and yet God has, in fact, created and provided you with both,
then surely he will be able and willing to provide you with food and clothing.
Moreover, no matter what happens,
God will raise your body some day and preserve your life for
his eternal fellowship.
PROMISE #2: Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns,
and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not worth much more than they? (Matthew 6:26).
If God is willing and able to feed such insignificant creatures as
birds who cannot do anything to bring their food into being —
as you can by farming — then he will certainly provide what you need,
because you are worth a lot more than birds.
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