"Therefore I tell you, do not worry..."

Good Morning,

Matthew 6:25-34 (NRSV)
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you--you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. "So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.

I know that I've sent many messages in the past that had to do with worry and how useless it is. I'm not going to rehash old thoughts and messages again today.

There are many of us who are facing various hardships and difficulties today, I know. I was led to this section of Scripture once again and in turn feel led to just send it along for all of us to read and hear God's voice in these words. We need the assurance and peace that comes when we read what God has said to us and when we will then stop and truly allow Him to speak to us through these words.

My prayers go out for all of us today. My prayers are that any who have whatever difficulties there are in their lives will be eased even on this very day. My prayers are that all of us who have troubles of any kind will see the road away from those troubles. My prayers are for everyone...you and me, our families and friends, our brothers and sisters in Christ, our coworkers and fellow students...that we will allow the peace of Jesus Christ to dwell in us fully and completely today and in the days to come. My prayers are that we will allow any worry we have to be replaced by trust and faith in God. My prayers are that we will feel the loving arms of Jesus around us today and know that we are not alone in any of our troubles. Oh, Lord, please, hear my prayer. Jesus, please, be with us all. Holy Spirit come and fill us up.

I ask this prayer in the precious name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David