We can be confident that He will carry His kingdom purposes on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6). Romans 8:28 assures us that God is working all things together for our good as those called according to His purpose, which means seeking Him and His righteousness above all else. We don’t have to be in charge because we serve a God who controls everything.
God is in control and doesn’t need our frantic worrying to sustain the universe. What would it look like for believers to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness when the world is changing or even shutting down around us?.Worry and worship cannot exist together in the same heart. Chronic worry signals a malfunctioning faith. He understood that the issue of panic and anxiety go to the nucleus of our relationship with the Lord. Jesus said anxiety is paralyzing and draining and called us to focus on what we can confidently know about the will of God. Anxiety is living out the future before it gets here. Jesus could not be more clear in this passage. We often think our fears are perfectly valid, but Jesus said otherwise. How does knowing that “your Heavenly Father already knows all your needs,” help you face the future?.If the Lord faithfully provides for the needs of mere creatures, how much more will He provide for us as His children? However, Jesus’ clear teaching for believers is to trust God above all. Jesus’ teaching by no means ignores the reality of sickness and struggle among the people of the earth. Faith calls for trust in a loving and personal God at work in the world. If God is the Creator of everything in the world, including us, then He will also provide for our needs. Jesus established the fact that worry is illogical for the child of God. What truths in this passage remind you to trust God in moments when panic strikes?.How might Jesus desire for His people in 2020 to apply His words from this passage to the coronavirus pandemic?.34 Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 30 If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you-you of little faith? 31 So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. Aren’t you worth more than they? 27 Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? 28 And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. God uses all situations to accomplish His purposes, and He wants us to trust Him and join Him in that.Ģ5 “Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body, what you will wear. Worry keeps us from fulfilling the kingdom purposes to which He has called us. In this passage, Jesus taught that worry is unproductive. As believers, we aspire to a single focus on God and a loyalty toward Him. The presence or absence of worry measures our trust in God. Specifically, why is worry a problem in the life of Christ-followers?.
Do you consider worry a sin? Explain your answer.What is your go-to coping mechanism for dealing with stress and/or worry?.
When panic strikes, the way to find purpose is by seeking Jesus and His kingdom and living in the moment.
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