March 27, 2020

March 27

Running with Jesus

Luke 12:22-24  And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

(Then turning to his disciples he said, “Don’t worry about whether you have enough food to eat or clothes to wear. For life consists of far more than food and clothes. Look at the ravens—they don’t plant or harvest or have barns to store away their food, and yet they get along all right—for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds!)

     Here it is again how valuable we are to God!  Unbelief is a whole lot of our problems! Running with Jesus comes with promises that He will clothe and feed us!  We say we are placing our faith in God, but the truth is when we don't have money coming in is the test of our faith and most of the time we are trusting in self for provision. 

     I can say God has faithfully supplied our needs over our years of ministry. Sometimes my faith has been tested but He has always comes through for us. I may not wear name brands or have the best of everything but I have had what I needed. I haven't missed a meal or gone without something to wear. I think of people in third world countries that have to walk on dirt floor homes and live in grass huts! We live in mansions! We worry about how to fix up our mansions. Oh how we American's need to go on a mission trip and see what we have compared to others! I have seen a woman's counter in her kitchen be nothing more than a piece of plywood dug from a trash dump! She was cooking chicken feet! 

    We worry over things that do not matter. He tells us not to worry! It changes nothing! We need to make a list of all our possessions one day! We must learn to live in reality! It is just stuff! People and souls are the most important part of life! Things will remain on this earth when we leave this world not a thing will go with us! Only souls of other people will go to heaven! Let's ask God to change our worry status to become mission minded and start sharing salvation with others then trust God to provide for us as He promised! Because life consist of more than food and clothes!

Father, we confess we let life and things preoccupy our time and mind! Help my unbelief today and change my worry to witnessing. Remind me that it is the purpose of where You have placed us to be a light to shine in the dark place we live and work in! Go before us and smooth our path!

Tomorrow: Benefits of worry!

Judy Hollaway

Originally penned 2015