TEXT: MATTHEW 6: 26-30 – “ Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”
We are continuing to look at the topic of the Kingdom and Trusting. Trusting is the opposite of Worrying. Let’s see what Jesus has to say about this. He started with some information for us in verse 25. We are told not to worry about food or clothes, for life consists of more than these.
Jesus makes a bold statement in saying do not worry about your life. He gives us two illustrations, we will see one today and the other tomorrow.
Do not worry about your life. Consider the birds. Why? Because of what He says in verse 26.
We don’t have to worry about what we’re going to eat because just as God takes care of the birds, our Heavenly Father will definitely take care of us. God cares for the birds and we are much more valuable than any birds or animal – so God will definitely provide for his children.
We don’t have to worry because God promises to take care of our needs. Look again at verse 27. The Greek actually pictures adding one hour to our life. This is another reason not to worry because the bottom line is that worrying changes nothing. If you worry, it cannot control the outcome.
There was a family traveling out of town for vacation. As they were traveling down the highway, the mother remembered that the family had traveled this highway two years ago when they went on vacation. She recalled a certain place where they were detoured as a major bridge was out along the way so for the next hour she worried the family and herself about how they would be delayed because of the bridge being out. She kept going on and on “I hate that we will get delayed because the stupid bridge is out”. As the family neared the bridge, there was a sign that read “Newly Constructed Bridge – Open for Your Convenience”. Whether the bridge was out or not was affected by the mother’s worrying.
Someone reading this may have a child that has decided to go his or her own way and live a destructive lifestyle. Your worrying won’t change the outcome. We may have a sick family member, but worrying is not going to change the outcome. You may be afraid and worried because you’ve heard rumors of your employer downsizing. Worrying will not change the outcome.
Who of you by worrying can change any situation in your life? It will not change the outcome, but it will change you!
Tomorrow, we will consider the second illustration that Jesus gives. Consider the lilies.
Put your cares into His hands – He can and will take care of them.
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