Mathew 6:25-34
[Rev. Mathew K Muthalaly]
The idea conveyed is not to bother about tomorrow. There is more to this passage.
A man is carrying a bag of burden. He is stooping because of the weight. An angel appeared to him and asked what it was. He said, “You won’t understand.” On more prompting from the angel, he said, “It contains all my worries and apprehension.” The angel made him open the bag, but found it empty. The angel said, “Yesterday’s worries are long over. The worries of tomorrow are yet to come. Why are you carrying them around today, for no reason?”
Your life is bigger than the food, water or clothes you worry about. God gave us this life. He will also give things needed to live.
v33 – search for the Lord first, and rest will follow.
You were not born with the right to choose your parents. You were gifted as a child to your parents. We are here according to God’s plan. It’s not a matter of co-incidence.
[Rev. Mathew K Muthalaly]
The idea conveyed is not to bother about tomorrow. There is more to this passage.
A man is carrying a bag of burden. He is stooping because of the weight. An angel appeared to him and asked what it was. He said, “You won’t understand.” On more prompting from the angel, he said, “It contains all my worries and apprehension.” The angel made him open the bag, but found it empty. The angel said, “Yesterday’s worries are long over. The worries of tomorrow are yet to come. Why are you carrying them around today, for no reason?”
Your life is bigger than the food, water or clothes you worry about. God gave us this life. He will also give things needed to live.
v33 – search for the Lord first, and rest will follow.
You were not born with the right to choose your parents. You were gifted as a child to your parents. We are here according to God’s plan. It’s not a matter of co-incidence.
- God gave us life. If we believe this, then He will provide for us too.
- To believe the above principle, you have an example – the birds that don’t earn or store or grow grains. God takes care of them. Some people say, “Eat, drink and enjoy today”. This is wrong. The birds don’t sit in their nest and God doesn’t drop food in their laps. But they rise early and work for their food. God doesn’t expect us to laze around. He wants us to work hard. We need to remember that even feeding a small bird falls within His concern. So how much more is His concern for you?
What is prohibited? It is not work, it is worry. We should work and not worry. Worrying about tomorrow is not needed. - You don’t achieve anything by worrying, Children are worried about exams. Parents are worried about the children’s future. Similarly, people are worried about everything. The ultimate gain of worrying is nothing. The rich are worried for their lives. There is no use of all the wealth he has. Philippians 4:6 – Don’t worry about anything. Place your needs to God.
- God who makes beautiful a flower that lives for a day, doesn’t He care more for you?
- The root of anxiety is nothing by unbelief. When you believe God can help you, you will not worry.
- What is the way to remove anxiety?
- Understanding God’s kingdom – It is no big deal to live in this world for the poor. But we store everything and worry about tomorrow.
- We have something to lose and so we are worried.
- We have money, so worry about losing it.
- We have a house, so we worry about it being destroyed.
“I want to do things better than my neighbour” – this is the root of all anxiety.
If God’s kingdom is God being king, then you need to understand that God is capable of taking from the rich and give it to the poor.
Once you start thinking of this, you’ll stop worrying because you realise all are equal. Some people are relieved that God’s kingdom is not here, because they are not going to carry anything there. - Give importance to God – If you seek His kingdom, and give Him first priority, all your basic needs will be given unto you. It doesn’t mean you will get all that you dream of. God will give you all your needs, not your wants.
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