What
would our lives be like if we REALLY believed the basic idea that
Jesus is talking about here...
...that
God is gonna take care of us.
Matthew
6
19 "Don't
store up treasures here on earth,
where
moths eat them and rust destroys them,
and
where thieves break in and steal.
20 Store
your treasures in heaven,
where
moths and rust cannot destroy,
and
thieves do not break in and steal.
21 Wherever
your treasure is,
there
the desires of your heart will also be.
22 "Your
eye is a lamp that provides light for your body.
When
your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light.
23 But
when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness.
And
if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that
darkness is!
24 "No
one can serve two masters.
For
you will hate one and love the other;
you
will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You
cannot serve both God and money.
25 "That
is why I tell you don't 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?
28 "And
why worry about your clothing?
Look
at the lilies of the field and how they grow.
They
don't work or make their clothing,
29 yet Solomon in all
his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
30 And
if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and
thrown into the fire tomorrow,
he
will certainly care for you.
Why
do you have so little faith?
31 "So
don't worry about these things, saying,
'What
will we eat?
What
will we drink?
What
will we wear?'
32 These
things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers,
but
your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
33 Seek
the Kingdom of God above all else,
and
live righteously,
and
he will give you everything you need.
34 "So don't worry about tomorrow,
for
tomorrow will bring its own worries.
Today's
trouble is enough for today.
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