“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious 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?“ Matthew 6:25
“What’s for dinner?“ If we’ve heard it once we’ve heard it a million times. Although this question can be met with frustration to the unprepared cook, we know the inquisition comes with the understanding that dinner will indeed be supplied. Seldom in our culture would there be a child who genuinely worried about whether or not their basic needs would be met.
In the sermon on the mount, Jesus teaches against being anxious about our basic needs. Our heavenly Father knows our need, and He values us well beyond the birds of the air and the lilies of the field that He richly supplies for. Instead, He encourages His followers to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Do we?
How much time have we spent this week worrying over earthly needs as opposed to doing kingdom work? To live this out it takes one thing… faith. Replace your worries of today with faith, knowing the God who sees already knows your need and has ample supply to meet it. He also delights in you and your well-being as a good Father always does. He is so provisional that His attitude seems to say that as a dear child of His, it simply should not be of concern to us. We are completely free to be about kingdom work and His righteousness.
Dear one, enjoy your freedom to live for God as you let Him concern himself about any and all of your needs today. He is your provision.
