Hakuna Matata – Don’t worry

Matthew 6:25-34
[Bobby]

Youth is bubbling with energy. If God has touched you in this time, then you will be living examples to people around us.

• v25: When in crisis we worry a lot. For example, Martha and Mary in Luke 10:41. Martha was worried about arranging things for Jesus. But Mary chose to sit with Him. Luke 12:11-12 – It is a revelation. It promises the Spirit of God.
• v26: Worrying about your future hampers your today. Birds never worry about their food. Things like, what if I don’t get a worm? What if the worm is not good? Since they don’t worry, they are happy. Even the number of hair on our head is numbered. So why worry?
• v27: No one can add anything to their lives by worrying. We infact reduce it. “Worry is pulling tomorrow’s clouds on today’s sunshine”. God has a purpose in making you wait. Because when he brings you something, it will be the best.
• v28-30: God doesn’t ignore those who depend on Him. Queen of Sheba was amazed at the splendor of Solomon. But God says the lilies are much more splendorous than Solomon. If you worry, it is cos you are of little faith. When you have faith, you don’t worry. When you confess with your mouth, and repent from your heart, God will help you. Even the disciples showed little faith. When they were caught on a boat in the storm, they panicked (Mark 4:27-40 and 8:26). When you feel panic, cling to Him.
• v33: Seek ye first the kingdom of God. Worry keeps us from challenges that God wants us to face. We become spiritually proud by being part of the activities of the church. But it doesn’t make God our first priority. People spend their time watching television. The prayer time is crunched by the schedule on the TV. Youth of today are obsessed with mobiles. It may not be sinful, but you cross the line, when you exalt them. If you neglect God because of them, then you sin. Only when God is in the driver’s seat does your life run smoothly. Colossian 3:2 says “Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things”.We should not seek God’s presents, but His presence.
• v34: Philippians 4:19 says, “And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus”. Jesus referred to Himself as “I AM”. He was thinking only about the present. He didn’t say, “I was” or “I will be”. He gives us grace for today. Like the manna He gave the Israelites.
  

The three Fs we need to focus on are

• v30: Faith
• v32: Father
• v33: First