Message Title: Stop Settling For Crackers
Scripture: Matt. 6:25-33; Philippians 3:12
We see here in Matthew 6 that Jesus
is trying to help us understand what is really important.
Matt 6:25-33
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not
worry 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? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more
value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one [j]cubit to his [k]stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [l]arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and
tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will
He not much more clothe
you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall
we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these
things shall be added to you.
Now, most of have
been taught that Jesus is only talking about the physical needs in our life and
not to worry but, he will take care of them. Let me tell Jesus is a not one
dimensional. He is peaking here spiritual. Look at this scripture form a
spiritual aspect.
Starting with verse
25. Don’t worry about what you will eat or drink. Speaking of eating it’s a
need. A physical need. To be loved for, cared about, honored. Second half of
verse 25. Drink emotionally. How are people going to perceive you? Are you a
good enough person? Do you have the right friends? Right clothes? Etc.
Jesus says that
Solomon had all these things going for him but could attain what the lilies
had. Why because they did not work for it, it was already in them by what was
sown.
Let me explain like
this. If you plant an apple seed you’re going to get an apple tree. If you
plant strawberries you are going to get strawberries. Jesus is saying seek
first the kingdom of God and his righteous and we won’t have to worry about
being Loved, or honored. What need to worry about what people think of us? He
will provide all of that without us having to stress about it.
I don’t have to
worry about trying and stop all my bad behaviors to make people love me or
accept me. My “bad” behaviors will stop the more I seek him out. We spend way
too much time on all the things we think we should change and very little time
just serving God. No, more pressure to be perfect. I wasn’t perfect today
chances are I won’t be tomorrow.
It’s not an excuse
it’s a reality. Apostle Paul says this:
Not that I have
already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold
of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Phi 3:12
The I entitle this
blog, Stop Settling For Crackers.
Why? I hear to many
of not getting all that God has for us due to the fact we know we still have a
lot of unrighteous in us. And it stops us from going after all that God has for
us. That could be a ministry or a job. Love, respect. Whatever it is for you.
We fail to realize God’s grace is a gift.
Just seek him out friend the rest
will fall into place.
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