September 30, 2025
Seek First - Part 2
Matthew 6:25
09/30/2025
25 Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your
life, what you will eat or what you will drink,
nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not
life more than food, and the body more than
clothing? (ESV)
Jesus told His disciples that they could not serve both God
and money. Each person must set priorities to determine how to
use their resources of time, talents, and treasures. We either
consider God as most important, or we consider something created
as most important.
In 1943, Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist, discussed
a hierarchy of needs as the way of understanding human
motivation. The concept is simple in practice. You can't be
worried about self-actualization and creativity when you are
unable to breathe. If your basic survival needs are not met, if
you don't have air and food and shelter nothing else really
matters.
We spend our time looking for those things we need to
support this life. Often we will obsess over that which we do
not have, that which seems necessary to support this life. We
work harder, we scheme, we plot, we do all we can to obtain that
thing which is missing.
Jesus spoke of this truth. ``Therefore I tell you, do not
be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will
drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life
more than food, and the body more than clothing?''
Unlike many people who give such advise, Jesus gives us a
reason why we should not be anxious, why we should not worry
about the basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing. As we will
see, He brings us back to God's creating power, God's love, and
faith.
May our Lord open our eyes to see His rich blessings, and
our hearts to trust fully in Him. Amen.