Why Worry?, Matthew 6:25-34

Matthew 6:25-34 (NKJV): “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 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. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Jesus is reminding us that we do not need to worry. Worry causes stress for us that we do not need. It can cause us to age faster, cause ulcers, blood pressure problems, anger, depression, anxiety, etc. He is saying these are things we do not need to have in our lives. Essentially, any need we may have, we can look to God, Our Heavenly Father, Who Loves us above any creation, and ask Him to Provide. Once we ask Him to Provide, we don’t have to be concerned and we need to Trust He will do so. If we still worry after asking Him for Provision, essentially, we have made Him to be a liar. God does not lie. He fulfills His Promises.

Trust Him to Provide for your needs. This does include taking care of any illness we may be dealing with.