Luke 12:22 He said to his disciples,
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or
about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more
than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor
reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how
much more value are you than the birds! 25 And can any of you by worrying add a single
hour to your span of life? 26 If then you are not able to do so small a
thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they
neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not
clothed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will
he clothe you--you of little faith! 29 And do not keep striving for what you are to
eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For it is
the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father
knows that you need them. 31 Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these
things will be given to you as well. 32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for it
is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luke
writes about Jesus at a time when people judged each other’s value as human
beings based on their possessions, their clothing, and their social location......
oh wait – this seems to be the world we live in today! For this reason the
words of Jesus resonate across the centuries: “do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to
drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive
after all these things”
The
challenge of every generation is to move our trust from the temporary security
of material possession, to the eternal security of a spiritual connection with
our Creator.
Ordinary 26 / Pentecost +19
48 God Supplies Our Every Need
The Scripture passage
for the day is drawn from Reuben Job and Norman Shawchuck, A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and other
Servants, (Nashville, The Upper Room 1983), 292.
This reflection is from my own devotional exercises for the day.
This reflection is from my own devotional exercises for the day.
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