
July 22, 2026
Genesis 18:16-19:38; Matthew 6:25-7:14; Psalm 8:1-9; Proverbs 2:6-15
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry 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? 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 don’t 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. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about it’s own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:25-34)
Jesus really hits the nail on the head concerning how worry is such a waste of time and how it reveals our faith level. He encourages us not to be concerned about these physical necessities telling us that God is aware of these needs and will certainly provide. I think sometimes God doesn’t provide the way we would like though and that concerns us. “I don’t want manna (or red beans), I want quail (or steak)!” Just saying…
We need to really check ourselves to see whether we are too hung up on the things of the world. Jesus said these are the things that concern those who have no relationship with God. He tells us if we will just seek His kingdom that all of those things we fret over will just be supplied. Psalms 37:25-26 reads, “I have been young and now am old; yet I’ve never seen the righteous forsaken, nor His seed begging bread. All the day long He deals graciously and lends; and His seed is blessed.”
One other faith stealer is “what if.” I can’t tell you the times I have literally freaked out over “what ifs’ that never even occurred. Lord help us. Are our steps ordered or not? Is our God good or not? Somehow, some way God will come through, just keep watching for that Red Sea to part because He’s a miracle working God.
PRAYER:
Lord, when things seem overwhelming, please help me to keep my eyes on You. I have known You to be faithful, forgive me for ever doubting. Even when my needs weren’t met the way I thought they would be, You were none-the-less faithful to provide. I yield to You and I choose to be a person of faith. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
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