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Don’t worry about
anything; instead, pray about everything. Philippians 4:6
the subject for today
is: God’s answer to
worry
Let us again open the
Bible and read some from it Today from: Luke 7:31-35
and Proverbs 8:1 |
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Dear
Friends, In the Sermon on the
Mount, Jesus had specific things to say about worry and anxiety. He
said: "So I tell you,
don’t worry about everyday life - whether you have enough food, drink, and
clothes. Doesn’t life consist of more than food and clothing? Look at the
birds. They don't need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because
your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than
they are. Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course
not.” (Matthew
6:25–27) Why shouldn’t we
worry? 1.
First of
all, Jesus tells us, it’s because of the Father. Our Heavenly Father is
watching out for us. Jesus points to the birds. You’ve never seen a bird
sweat, have you? Birds are relatively calm. Certainly, the birds need to
go out and gather their food. They do their part to get what they need.
But they don’t worry about it. The point Jesus is making is that if God
cares for the birds, will He not take care of you? The answer obviously is
yes, He will. 2.
Second,
worry does not bring about anything productive in your life. It is a
destructive emotion. It doesn’t lengthen your life and can even
potentially shorten it. The next time you are tempted to worry about
something, channel all of the energy you would have put into worry and put
it into prayer instead. Say, “Lord, here is my problem. I am putting it in
your hands. I am going to trust you.” That is not an easy thing to do. But
it is something we need to consciously do. |
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