Simplicity and trust in God’s provision Matthew 6 vs 25-34 (Peter Turnill)

We all worry, though to different degrees. This passage speaks to all of us. If you serve God, you serve the best possible Master. And you cannot serve God and money (v24). The Levites had no inheritance – they dedicated themselves to God, and God made provision for them (Deuteronomy 18 vs 1-2). Here, Jesus tells us not to worry about our lives – our food, drink, clothing: these are not luxuries – we need them, and God knows that. Note how Jesus says that we do not consist of these things – your life is more than food or clothes: if He provides for animals and plants, who live only to survive and reproduce, “how much more” will He provide for us, who are more valuable than they ? Because we are not just animals - God has set eternity in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3 v 11) and “made us for Himself1” : nothing must come before Him. Our lives do not consist of an abundance of things (Luke 12 v 15)