Matt 6:25-26

Matthew 6; 25-26Do Not Worry
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 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? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

Worry= to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.

God says not to worry about my life, the implication is that I do/I will worry. He uses examples that relate to all people groups throughout time; we’re not to worry about food & clothing. Jesus uses the example of how God takes care of the animals, He meets their needs. Therein lies a neat example of what we can do when we do become worried/troubled about our needs in this life, we can go to a park or a backyard where we can watch animals. The idea is that we’re to slow down, relax, and realize that God’s creations are taken care of.

My favorite part in this section of teaching is in regards to our value to God. That’s important to me and one that I like to meditate upon. The creator of all of time, matter, and eternity values little o’l me. It’s important to know that of all the people in this life that we matter to, God sees value in our existence. It is an example to really hone in on and internalize, not just to regard intellectually and then meander on through our day, never giving it a second thought.

Since we’re important to God, it means that all His other personal thoughts and attitudes toward us, mean that much more. If He truly values me, when He tells me that He’ll never leave me or forsake me, it’s for real. When He includes do not fear or that He who has begun a good work in me is faithful to complete it, it’s true!
Words in our culture really having a bearing on Who utters them, how they’re uttered, and the context in which they’re uttered. When I worry, in a sense, I’m going against God’s best for me. His best is to trust that He is capable of looking out for me. To think otherwise is a poor reflection of who I think He is. If really has the ability to transcend my family’s need for reliable transportation, to make sure that we have money coming in for the family’s food and clothing, to make sure that I can survive the temptations in this life that we face daily, by the thousands, and finally, that I’m worth all these things and more, I want to believe Him.

His value of me grows my faith and I can, if I so choose, to repeat His words to me over continually today. He values me, I’m worth a great deal to my Jesus. My God has saved me for a purpose and no matter what comes my way today, His hands are big enough, strong enough, reliable enough, and valuable enough to hold me in them.