“And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?” Matthew 6:27 (NASB)
This is a promise – a simple promise of reality – that we discover through experience. Perhaps when we read this verse apart from the larger context of verses 25-34 in Matthew chapter 6, we miss seeing the promise that is here. God tells us through the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount that choosing to be anxious simply does not do us any good. Taking up worry as a way to deal with challenges or life in general results in ZERO gain. That is a promise. How many time in the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, do we find the instruction to not fret. What is fretting? We don't use that word in our common speech so much anymore but it means to 'stew', 'sweat', 'agitate', 'lather' and 'worry.' None of these reaction are called for since we are trusting in God who provides all we need to eat, drink, and clothe ourselves. If we choose to be anxious we are messing up our own day and life as well as a lot of other people's too. Let's renounce it and leave it with God.
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Some of this content has been drawn from a series of "Solid Joys" articles off the Internet. Solid Joys are a daily devotional by John Piper. Desiring God
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