Matthew 6

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…

For eight verses Jesus has been saying “don’t worry.” Today He says what to do instead. “Seek first the kingdom of God.” God’s kingdom means God ruling. It means letting Him be King over our lives, our money, our plans,…

Yesterday Jesus called worry “little faith.” Today He says “don’t worry” again, and He gives two reasons. First, He quotes the worry. Three questions. What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? For us it sounds…

On Saturday Jesus pointed at the wildflowers. Today He finishes the thought. The flowers are just grass. They’re here today, and tomorrow somebody burns them in the oven to bake bread. And God still dresses them better than a king….

On Thursday Jesus said to look at the birds. Today He says to observe the wildflowers. And “observe” is a bigger word than “look.” It means to study something until we’ve learned from it. So what do the flowers teach?…

Yesterday it was the birds. Today Jesus asks a simple question. Has worry ever gotten us anything? Jesus asks what worry has ever built. The answer is nothing. Not one extra moment of life. The length of our life is…

Yesterday Jesus said, don’t worry about food. Today He gives us a picture. Look at the birds. Birds don’t plant seeds. They don’t bring in a harvest. They don’t fill up a barn for winter. And they still eat every…

Yesterday Jesus said nobody can serve two masters, God and money. Today He says what that looks like when money is tight. We’re not to worry. The last few verses were for people with plenty. This one is for people…

Jesus has been talking about money for a few days now. Where we keep it. How we look at it. Today, who we serve. “Serve” here means to be a slave. In Jesus’ day a slave belonged to one owner….

Jesus is still talking about money here. Saturday’s verse said our heart follows our treasure. Now He talks about our eyes. A lamp in His day was a small clay bowl with oil and a wick, and it lit the…