Don't Worry!
Scripture: Matthew 6 v 33 - 34:
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 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."
The world is full of worry! Its even possible to worry
about everything. Worry about the past, the present and the future robs us of
peace and contentment. If you do not have Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour that
would be worth worrying about.
The above scriptures have been proven true not only in my
life, but over the past nearly 2000 years, in every person who has trusted
Jesus with everything. He overcame the world by taking authority over the evil
being who rules it and then giving that same authority to us saying 'Occupy
till I return!'
Unfortunately, not enough people believed Him and the
world is now in a sorry mess - financially, spiritually, geographically,
job-wise, disease, emotionally and mentally. There are endless groups,
government bodies, organisations and think tanks trying to solve the various
crises the world is in. The news is not encouraging and worry increases
daily.
Jesus is the answer to our sorry state. He alone solved
the problem by taking sin to the Cross and nailing it there for all to see. We
do not have to live in sin. Its been taken care of. Worry is not only a sin but
sin is the reason we worry. Its like smoking. Whatever the reason you enjoy
those cigarettes you know that there is a possibility it could give you a
deadly disease. So you worry secretly and there may be fear attached. As Job
said "that which you greatly fear shall come upon you!" Or
indiscriminate sexual activity leaves you worrying if you may be pregnant or
have HIV/AIDS.
We worry about the future even while we sing
"Because He lives I can face tomorrow because I know, YES I KNOW, He holds
the future and life is worth the living just because He lives." He says
give no thought for tomorrow, trust Me to handle everything before it happens.
But do we? We have made worldly provision for every eventuality so what is left
for us to trust Jesus for?
We have a heavenly Father who loves us so much more than
any Earthly parent. He knows our every need long before we do and has made
provision for it. Somehow I manage to live very comfortably and support two
others on less than the minimum wage. I pay rent, electricity, food and extras
out of an income by faith of about R6000 per month which works out to less than
£250 or $400 monthly. The Lord truly stretches our 2 fish and 5 loaves!
If there is a time of terrible tribulation ahead, the
Lord has already prepared me over many years to trust Him for everything. What
if your monthly income was suddenly reduced to zero? And you had never learned
to depend on God for the food on your table, house payments, living expenses?
The Antichrist will announce that without his mark on
hand or forehead you cannot buy nor sell. From today. No warning. You are unable to work, run a car, buy food,
do anything. If you take that mark, the Word says you condemn yourself to
eternal hell. Jesus says "Don't worry I have everything under
control!" Would you suddenly be able to trust Him for everything?
The Antichrist will take over all banks and financial
institutions and wipe out your life savings, pensions, insurance and medical
schemes as his first line of business. Your only hope of keeping your home is
if there is no debt on it. Anything you owe to banks will become his property.
I am not trying to scare you. We are already well into the New World Order.
This is a situation that is not far off.
I do not want anyone to be caught by surprise when the
world spins out of control and you may become one of those weary, helpless,
homeless migrants trudging across Europe hoping for some love, that appear on
our TV screens in such despair. Jesus
wants to spare you that pain and anguish but you need to start learning to
trust Him ahead of time as in a time of panic you might take the mark and
become lost to Him.
So seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness
and you will have everything you need. Trust Him to look after you in any
crisis and see you safely through it. Wean yourself off depending on worldly
support for everything and put your treasure where it cannot be stolen. Invest
in your heavenly account by being part of the solution and not the problem.
Prayer: Father God, thank You for making provision for
every eventuality in our lives. Peace comes when our faith is in You and not
worldly institutions. Help us, Father, to change the way we live so You get the
glory for our many blessings. In Jesus' name. Amen.