Jesus speaks to us in today’s passage about the focus we put towards the things of this world. You see, robins and other birds have nothing to worry about when it comes to their provision. They were here yesterday, they are here today, and they will be here tomorrow.” Ricky seemed relieved and starting looking for his own worm. “Dad, what if the worms aren’t here tomorrow? What if they are all of a sudden all gone?” Robert smiled at his son and calmly said, “Son, the worms will never run out. Ricky was impressed and couldn’t wait to try it for himself. He quickly pecked at the grass and pulled the worm out of the ground. Robert flew with his son to the nearest patch of grass and looked around until he saw a worm slithering under the grass. Robert wanted to teach Ricky how to get worms to eat for breakfast. Illustration: Robert the robin was a bird that had lots of years of experience living as a bird. 34 Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. 30 If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you-you of little faith? 31 So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. Aren’t you worth more than they? 27 Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? 28 And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Series: God’s Fulfilled Promise Ģ5 “Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body, what you will wear.
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