"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin" (Matthew 6:28).
Jesus pointed to the lilies, saying, "If God so clothes the grass of the field,...will He not much more clothe you?" (Matt. 6:30). We need not worry about our lives. God vows to take care of all our needs.
Our anxieties arise because it often doesn't seem like God will keep His promises. Bills mount. Illness strikes. Troubles arise. Anxiety grows. When our minds become consumed by all the nitty-gritty details of life, it's as though we are saying that we don't trust God's pledge to provide for us. Dear friends, "Do not be anxious about your life" (Matt. 6:25).
This is why the Son of God came to us in the flesh of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus completely trusted His Father's will and care for Him, even when it led Him to the cross. Where we worry, He trusted for us. He took our sinful doubt and anxiety away by being crucified for us. He was raised from the dead, showing us His never-failing love and freeing us to rely on all His promises.
May our trust in Him bloom like the flowers of the field!
-Dale
