Sunday 12 Feb 2023

February 12: Matthew 6:25-34

Key Verse: Matthew 6:32
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

Devotion:
One of the hardest things to do in life is to rely on someone else for life’s essentials! But, during these times of great turmoil in our lives and in our countries we need to be able to stick together and help each other out whenever we can. This will often mean we have to put our pride aside and allow someone else to do something for us even when we think we should be able to do it!

God wanted the disciples to know this so they would go out into the world, not as great leaders, but as servants depending on the people around them for everything. Jesus was a man who went forward doing things for God and not commanding a great army or a great country – His army was the host of angel who would willingly follow Him as He listen to and obeyed His Fathers instructions!

This is what God would have us to do – to stop worrying about what the world is going to do to us or for us and to trust God for our lives. I used to think it was fine for the church leaders to say this sort of thing when they had a steady job with the church… until I found myself in a place where I could not work for myself and needed to totally rely on God! And guess what… He came through more than I could ever believe possible!

God wants to be able to look out for us and to hold us close at ever opportunity. We have to be willing to let go of the world and allow God to guide us on the path we should be going on and not the path we think the world should give us! There is not much we can do to make our lives worth living other than trying as hard as we can; but what happens when we try hard and seem to fail? Try asking God what you should really be doing!

Points to Ponder:
Do you trust God for everything in your life?

Will you start by trusting Him with one thing at a time?