October 1, 2025
Seek First - Part 3
Matthew 6:25
10/01/2025
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 followers: ``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?'' He then spoke
of nature, of how God feeds the birds, how God gives beauty to
wild flowers.
Christians who trust God's Word as being true and accurate
are at an advantage when considering that which we need to
sustain our body and life. We believe, teach, and confess that
in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, that He
made everything for a purpose. All things, save humanity, were
brought forth by the power of His word alone. Adam, however, He
sculpted from the dust of the ground, and breathed into the lump
of clay to give life and a soul.
Jesus argued from the least to the greatest. If our
heavenly Father provides for those things created by His word,
will He not care more for the pinnacle of His creation? The
finely tuned ecosystem serves for the good of all creation,
providing food and shelter for each living thing.
Time and again we see how God provides that which we need.
He truly answers our prayer, ``Give us this day our daily bread''
as He works through farmers and distribution systems so to
deliver food to all creation. He uses your hands and mine to
produce and share so that everyone may live.
May our Lord grant us faith to see His blessings even as we
see the harvest, so that we give thanks to Him for all things.
Amen.