Devotion:
Read Matthew 6:25-33.
As we go through life, there is a wide spectrum of worries. We are constantly bombarded and burdened with everything from what we’re going to have for dinner or what we are wearing to a wedding to how to maximize our finances and how to keep ourselves as healthy as possible. It doesn’t matter what we do, where we go, or how much money we have, we have the guarantee that we will always have something to stress about. Those worries can consume us to the point that we are just existing and are paralyzed, rather than living in the freedom that we have through Jesus. We can become depressed, confused, and lost in hopelessness and despair.
In this part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has a simple message for us. As children of the Creator and Sustainer of all, we don’t have to worry. God knows just what we need. If we have faith in this, why make ourselves crazy trying to fix our situations by ourselves? God cares and God knows everything about us. If we, who claim to trust and believe in God, would turn our attention away from worrying about our daily needs, and instead focus on working on growing our faith and growing God’s Kingdom, we have assurance that every crucial need will be met. As Christians, we are called to put our trust in God, as we turn our attention from ourselves to the multitudes who need God’s peace, love, and salvation.
Personal Worship Option:
Creator of all, help us to trust in you; turn our focus from what we need and desire to the tasks you give to us every day. Help us to ignore worries, doubts, and fears, knowing that you have the power to provide for our needs. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
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