Reflecting God - "Trust" at The Global Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas, United States for Saturday, 7 November 2015 - Embrace Holy Living - Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Reflecting God - "Trust" at The Global Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas, United States for Saturday, 7 November 2015 - Embrace Holy Living - Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34
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Matthew 6:25 “Therefore, I tell you, don’t worry about your life — what you will eat or drink; or about your body — what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds flying about! They neither plant nor harvest, nor do they gather food into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they are? 27 Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to his life?

28 “And why be anxious about clothing? Think about the fields of wild irises, and how they grow. They neither work nor spin thread, 29 yet I tell you that not even Shlomo in all his glory was clothed as beautifully as one of these. 30 If this is how God clothes grass in the field — which is here today and gone tomorrow, thrown in an oven — won’t he much more clothe you? What little trust you have!

31 “So don’t be anxious, asking, ‘What will we eat?,’ ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘How will we be clothed?’ 32 For it is the pagans who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all. 33 But seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Don’t worry about tomorrow — tomorrow will worry about itself! Today has enough tsuris already!

"Trust" by Author: Rhonda Carrim
Sadly, many people-even sincere Christians-go without proper food, clothing, and shelter. Is this passage holding forth an unrealistic ideal, a future reality? Or does it truly speak to us today regardless of our economic reality? Without minimizing the distress of those who live without basic necessities, or excusing the responsibility of those who have more than enough to care for others, consider the essential message of this passage.
Within this passage, worry is more than the concern I have when my daughter is out 30 minutes past curfew. It’s even more than wondering how to meet this month’s financial obligations. As important as these are, Jesus’ words point to a deeper level of worry: anxiety that contradicts trust in God.
Living under God’s reign calls us to redefine our needs and desires. Rather than focus unnecessary energy on striving for possessions or extending life through any means possible, we are called to order all of life in accordance with our allegience to and trust in God.  To seek first His kingdom and righteousness is to align ourselves with the character and purposes of God in every area of life, fully trusting God’s care for us.
Hymn for Today: "More Love To Thee" by Elizabeth Prentiss

1. More love to Thee, O Christ,

More love to Thee!

Hear Thou the prayer I make

On bended knee;

This is my earnest plea:

More love, O Christ, to Thee,

More love to Thee,

More love to Thee!

2. Once earthly joy I craved,

Sought peace and rest;

Now Thee alone I seek, 

Give what is best;

This all my prayer shall be:

More love, O Christ, to Thee,

More love to Thee,

More love to Thee!

3. Then shall my latest breath

Whisper Thy praise;

This be the parting cry

My heart shall raise;

This still its prayer shall be:

More love, O Christ, to Thee,

More love to Thee,

More love to Thee!

Thought for Today:

"However, from there you will seek Adonai your God; and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and being." Deuteronomy 4:29.

Please pray:
That many people in the Turks and Caicos Islands will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and receiive the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
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