The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 6:26-34, “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

My mother was a worrier! The man who lived next door to us was a worrier, too. Yet, neither my dad nor the wife of that man next door worried about anything! Mom was discussing that one day with her “worry partner.” His reply was simple: “Don’t tell me it doesn’t pay to worry! Nothing I ever worried about ever happened.”

Jesus was undoubtedly on the side of my dad and my neighbor lady. He discouraged –and even denounced—worrying of any kind. “The birds don’t worry,” He said; yet, our Heavenly Father sees to their needs. “Aren’t you worth more that those birds?” You worry about time (v. 27), about clothing (v. 28); yet the lillies of the field grow, but they do nothing to deserve it.

Jesus called attention to the difference between the Gentiles, who worried about everything, and the Jews, who were well cared for by their Heavenly Father. He concludes His instruction by providing the answer to it all: “…seek first His kingdom (i.e., be saved; be born-again); “and His righteousness (i.e., learn to depend upon Him), “and all these things will ab added to you.”

Give Christ an opportunity with your life! Turn everything over to Jesus! He is everything, and all you will ever need!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom