My Daily Covenant (2017 Edition) Devotion for Thursday January 5,
2017
Topic: Antidote to Worry 1
Text: Matthew 6:31 – 34
As I was
meditating on this topic, I got a question that I haven’t received an answer
till now. Why is it that mad people don’t fall sick as normal people and they
don’t receive treatment as we do in hospital yet some of them live longer than
normal human being except they die by accident? One thing I have come to
understand which may not necessarily be the answer is that mad people don’t
live lives of worries. They take things one day at a time. They don’t care
about what they eat or where they sleep.
Have you ever
thought of a life without worry? Have you ever thought of seeing the promises
of God fulfilled as we have them in the bible? Don’t think it is impossible
because there is nothing too hard for God to do. Why then do we keep on
worrying ourselves?
In our text, Jesus
gave us antidote to worry – GOD KNOWS
THAT WE NEED THEM. Instead, we should seek the kingdom of God first and God
will meet us at the points of our needs. Unfortunately, most of the things we
characterized as needs are wants and not needs. Because of the ill effects of
worry, Jesus tells us not to worry about those needs that God promises to
supply.
Worry can (1)
damage your health, (2) disrupt your productivity or affect your productive
organs, (3) negatively affect the way you treat others, (4) reduce your ability to trust
in God (5) shorten our lives and (6) lead to other ailments like stroke,
hypertension, etc. From the above, how many ill effects of worry are you
experiencing? Here, is the difference between worry and genuine concern—worry
immobilizes, but concern moves you to action. Anxiety springs from the desire
that things should happen as we wish rather than as God wills. Are you anxious
about what the year holds for you? Remember our devotion for yesterday – Trust
God All Through. He will not fail you neither will He disappoint you as you
hold on to His promises. Have a great day.
Action: Think of what to do so as to have your needs
met and begin to act on them from today.
Memory verse: Matthew 6 verse 33 - But seek first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to
you.
Prayer: Help me, O Lord to trust you to provide all I
need on daily basis.
