Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34 (CSB)
This is the last verse in the part of the Sermon about worry. And Jesus says there is going to be trouble. God taking care of us doesn’t mean a life with no problems.
But the verse says how much trouble each day has. “Enough.” Not none. Enough for that day. The trouble comes one day at a time, and the Bible says God’s help comes the same way.
God fed His people in the desert one day at a time. Every morning He sent bread called manna, enough for one day. If anyone saved some for the next day, it rotted (Exodus 16:19-20). God wanted them to trust Him one day at a time.
When we worry, we pick up tomorrow’s trouble today, before tomorrow’s help has come. “What if the test comes back bad?” “What about next month’s bills?” Some of that may happen. But it isn’t today’s trouble.
So we should carry today’s trouble today. And we should pray for today’s bread, the way Jesus taught us: “Give us today our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11 CSB). When the worry about tomorrow shows up, we can say this verse out loud.
Jesus knew exactly what tomorrow held. The night before He died, He didn’t pretend it would be fine. He prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39 CSB). He gave tomorrow to His Father. And the same Jesus told Paul, and it holds for us: “My grace is sufficient for you” (2 Corinthians 12:9 CSB). Sufficient means enough. Each day has enough trouble, and His grace is enough for it.