DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE

Matthew 6:25-33
"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? " 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? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

Luke 12:24
"Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!”

In the Lord's teaching, we find the best description of Lord God as our Provider. Jesus was baptized in water and with the Holy Spirit and then He fasted for 40 days and nights in the wilderness. After that he was tempted by Satan, and He overcame all temptations. In this teaching, the Lord describes the main concerns of a human life. But He shows us that we shows us that we need to realize our priorities. If we lose the right perspective and only focus on the daily trials and worries, then we miss out. It was the same in those days, too. Jesus shows us that Father God requires one thing from us, in order to pour His blessings in our lives:""But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."” When we seek His kingdom first, when we try our best to live right, without sin and when we sin, we sincerely repent and ask God to forgive us, then all we need will be taken care of. Seeking the Lord daily and keeping a clean heart results in having our needs met.

In Matthew 14:15-21 and then in Matthew 15:32-38 we find two instances of bread and fish multiplication that Jesus did to feed huge crowds. I heard testimonies from contemporary Christians about food multiplication and even my family and I have had such experiences. God multiplied the pork meat in our freezer that lasted for almost 4 years, the same amount that would last one year in the past and then a normal size chocolate birthday cake that for 2 days fed a large group of missionaries and family with generous pieces for each. It would have taken at least 3 cakes of that size to provide all those pieces!

"And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children."" (Matthew 15:36-38)

The left over bread, was more then the loaves of bread in the first place! A hungry person would not leave any anything behind, so for sure they were filled. God does not give us crumbs, He gives us what is best and more than enough! 

If you want to read more about this subject, you can click here:  Jehovah Jireh- Lord God our Provider