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Devotional: Unnecessary Worrying by Shad E. Comeaux

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25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?   Matthew 6:25-27 (New Living Translation)

Life is not always easy and we experience various peaks and valleys as we move through it.  Although life has its challenges and difficulties, should we worry about how we are going to handle it?  I guess that really depends on your perspective, but a Christian’s perspective should be from the angle of dependence on God.  Have you ever changed a situation by worrying?  Do you allow anxiety to affect your physical health?  When we surrender our lives to God, we will notice that worrying is unnecessary.

Matthew chapters 5-7 are known as the “Sermon on the Mount”.  In these chapters, we find a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus that emphasize His moral teachings.  They are the longest piece of teaching from Jesus in the New Testament.  In today’s passage Jesus gives us reasons why worrying is unnecessary.  The passage is a continuation of verses 19-24 where Jesus focuses on money and possessions.  As He draws His point to a conclusion we derive at the end of the day we have a choice to make.  We will either be devoted to God or to money, working toward attaining temporal possessions.  The connection between verses 19-24 and verse 25 is made when your choice is God, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’tlife more than food, and your body more than clothing?”  When the Lord tells us not to worry about life and we still worry it means two things: worrying is unnecessary and we have a lack of trust in Him.

Jesus uses birds as an example to make His point even clearer.  Birds do not produce their own food, but God provides for them.  That is not the kicker; we are more valuable than animals so would not God do the same and even more for us.  We were created in His image, we are precious and loved by God, and He offers us a worry-free life by providing whatever our situations call for.   Does your situation call for peace, understanding, love, joy?  Whatever you stand in need of God has it.  Worrying cannot add a single moment to our lives, so worrying is unnecessary.

Scriptural Challenge: Is there something that has you worrying?  Whatever it is take it to the Lord in prayer and allow Him to handle it.

 

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