DAILY BREAD…

Blessings to you TODAY! 

 

Jesus gives his disciples (and us) six reasons for trusting in God rather than worrying….

Day Four…MATTHEW 6:28-30   “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.  Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all His splendor was dressed like one of these.   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?”

Jesus draws a lesson from God's care for birds and flowers (Mt 6:26, 30).   The God who cares for unemployed animals will care still MORE for his children, regardless of their economic situation.  He then goes on to assure us that God will supply covering for our bodies, pointing to the splendor of the fields, whose vegetation is nevertheless used as fuel for baking bread. Solomon's splendor had become proverbial, but it remained minuscule compared to the splendor of God's creation.  In the end, wealth does not matter, but God will supply what we genuinely need.

Worry ignores God's demonstrated faithfulness in our lives (vv. 28–30). The same God who so wonderfully clothes the flowers of the field is responsible to care for them. Every blossoming flower is a reminder of God's faithfulness to us!  Amen!