Do you worry about
how God will provide your needs? As Jesus was preaching the Sermon on the
Mount, He looked at the faces in the crowd and could read their minds. They
were worried about starving. They didn’t have refrigerators, canned food, or grocery
stores like today. Most people didn’t know where their next meal was coming
from. Then Jesus pointed in the air and said, “Look at those birds…Your
heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matt. 6:26a)
Really?
Did you just say that God takes responsibility for feeding every bird in the
entire world? I’ve never seen a gigantic
hand coming down from heaven, opening the beaks of every bird and dropping
in worms. If He doesn’t feed them like that, how does He do it? He feeds the
birds by guiding them to their food supply whether it’s worms, seeds, or
bugs.
Jesus
then applied this object lesson to everyone listening, hoping they would make
the connection. “You are worth more than birds” (Matt. 6:26b). If the Lord
feeds birds, won’t He also take care of His children?
Consider
for a moment who’s instructing us not to worry. The Son of God—and it’s
impossible for Him to lie. His reputation is at stake. But Jesus isn’t just
telling everyone in the crowd not to worry. He’s also speaking to everyone
who would be reading His words in the Bible. Jesus knew His words would
be recorded in the Scriptures for people living in the future to read.
He
knows what you need and how to get the provision to you—on one condition. He said, “But seek first His kingdom and His
righteousness and all these things will be added to you.” If
you’ll seek the Lord as your highest priority, you’ll never have to worry about
your needs being met. When trust and follow the Lord, He promises to provide food
and everything else you need. (The
Sure Cure for Worry, pp.195-196) www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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