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“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….Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things” (Matthew 6:25,32).
When we first look at this verse, it might seem to be saying the opposite to what we had in Proverbs yesterday. Does today’s verse mean that we should not bother to plant crops, harvest them, and put them away for food later on? No, it does not mean that. God means us to work and to manage our lives sensibly. Part of this is planning for the future.
Our verse today means that we are not to be constantly anxious and worried about the future. We are not always to be thinking that we might not have enough, or that something bad may happen, and we will have no food or clothing. Rather, we are to do what the Lord gives us to do, but then trust Him to look after us. The birds do not worry about the future; they are content with what they have today. We are worth more than they are, and we should not worry either.
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