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Shun Needless Worry, April 16
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye
shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?
Matthew 6:25
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While you do your best, weary not your body and mind with the cares
of this life. Do not spoil your religious experience by worry, but trust the
Lord to work for you and to do for you what you cannot do for yourself.
The life is more than meat....
There is much needless worrying, much trouble of mind, over things
that cannot be helped. The Lord would have His children put their trust
fully in Him. Our Lord is a just and righteous God; His children should
acknowledge His goodness and His justice in the large and small things
of life. Those who cherish the spirit of worry and complaint are refusing
to recognize His guiding hand.
Needless anxiety is a foolish thing, and it hinders us from standing
in a true position before God. When the Holy Spirit comes into the soul,
there will be no desire to complain and murmur because we do not have
everything we want. Rather, we will thank God from a full heart for the
blessings that we have....
There is one blessing that all may have who seek for it in the right
way. It is the Holy Spirit of God, and this is a blessing that brings all other
blessings in its train. If we will come to God as little children, asking for
His grace and power and salvation, not for our own uplifting, but that we
may bring blessing to those around us, our petitions will not be denied.
Then let us study the Word of God that we may know how to take hold of
His promises and claim them as our own. Then we shall be happy....
Christ came to earth and gave His life that we might have eternal
salvation. He wants to encircle each of us with the atmosphere of heaven,
that we may give to the world an example that will honor the religion of
Christ.... In this life we are to be controlled by the spirit that rules in the
heavenly courts. Righteousness and truth are to go before us. And the
glory of the Lord will be the rereward of all who serve Him acceptably.
They obtain Christ’s righteousness.
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