25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
It’s easy to say life is more than food and clothing…until we have no food or clothing. Apparently Jesus has not seen my cupboard..
Oh, right…Jesus did his time in the desert.
And, He does have some good advice. First, all the worry in the world will not add a morsel of food or a stitch of clothing. You see, worry is not work…it’s just energy. Energy is expended all the time with little measurable result. It’s slothful and wasteful. Why would we choose to be like that?
Second, God has already demonstrated He is a dedicated follower of fashion. Look at nature around is. It is clothed in beauty and nourished appropriately. It’s what God does. It’s in His nature. Why on earth would we not be included in the grand array of beautifully outfitted creations?
Unless we’re worried that our outfit doesn’t look quite as nice as our neighbors’
We only get into trouble when we start making comparisons. So, Jesus offers some sound advice: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Live boldly out there today…
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