Day 18 – Luke 12, 13, 14
How many times have you worried about your means and your provisions? I know that I have. We do things as a response to “I need to put food on the table, I need…I need…I need.”
We read, throughout the length of the Bible, to not worry – yet we do. I just read an extremely powerful passage that eased my soul.
22Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[a]? 26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27“Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:22-34
I pray every day to ease the worry my human soul bears. I take comfort in the promise that God has made in that if I seek His kingdom, that all of these will be given to me. I’ve slowly been rebuilding my faith and trying to humble myself to His teachings.
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask that you find mercy on me. I ask that as I delve further into your teachings, that I may truly take light of the promises written. Allow me to read your words and understand what it is that you are asking of me. Let me live and breathe your teachings so that I may one day be your light. Amen
Nourished by His Word 