SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Mathew 6:25-34
25 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? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
MORE LESSON: Matthew 6:33
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Monday, 6 October
Memory Verse: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. Matthew 6:28
All through the Scripture you will come across God as loving and caring when it comes to His creatures. It comes as no surprise when the lilies of the field are pictured as beautiful and effortless in their growth because God is behind them. The surprise is in the fact that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as the lilies of the field. The question really is, If God cares for flowers and the birds of the air, won't He care for His creatures made in His image and likeness?
The message in our text is weighty; the Almighty will always care for His own people. This understanding should take away worry from believers. The problem with worry is that it empties you of strength. In order to forge ahead in life the Bible says, 'consider the lilies of the field….' In considering the lilies of the field, we behold first their beauty. In the same way that lilies are beautiful, Jehovah has made our lives beautiful. Our beautiful lives alone, made possible on Calvary tree, should give us joy and defeat worry permanently.
Another thing to consider in the lilies of the field is that they are in the open field. Anything beautiful and tender like the lily should not be in the open for every tom, dick and harry to toy with, but because the flower is under the Lord's care it has nothing to worry about. No one called by the name of the Lord is without His defence. The admonition is to look up to God even when we find ourselves in the most dangerous of places.
One more thing to consider is how the lilies grow: they neither toil no spin. Yahweh is committed to our growth and will ensure we grow as the lilies. Since there are biblical verses that encourage us to work, we must not fold our hands with the expectation of growth. However, it is important to note that like in the case of the lilies our growth is dependent on God and not our labour.
Prayer/Action
* Declare that there will be no more worries in your life from this day forward.
* Pray that as you labour, God will ensure your growth in life and in destiny.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Thus said the Lord to every Pharaoh of hindrance to my Canaan, let (your name) go today and now, in the powerful name of Jesus.
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