[ Today's Readings ]
We can give our lives completely to one master only if we trust him completely. If we know that God cares for us and knows our needs we can seek his kingdom first and have no anxiety about the rest.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink,
or about your body, what you will wear.
But we don't trust God completely. We always have a plan B ready in case he forsakes us.
Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me;
my LORD has forgotten me."
Can a mother forget her infant,
be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
I will never forget you.
God loves us even more than we love ourselves. His compassion for us is without limit. We think he doesn't understand our circumstances but he understands them even better than we ourselves understand the. When we realize this we can become trustworthy stewards.
Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Now it is of course required of stewards
that they be found trustworthy.
We no longer run the risk of using the time, talent, and treasure we are given for things which aren't priorities for God. We trust him so completely that we don't have to hold anything back for ourselves, for all of the just in case scenarios we can imagine. It is simple. We listen to God. We seek his kingdom and righteousness with all that we have and all that we are. When we do we have no anxiety about tomorrow. All things besides are given us.
Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given you besides.
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