Sights Set on the Saviour

Sights Set on the Saviour (Matthew 6:25, 31, 34)

Matthew 6:25, 31, 34, “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 31, Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 34, Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

Not once, although once should suffice, but three times within this portion of Matthew 6, Jesus is telling His disciples not to worry. In Matthew 6:25, man is setting priorities and determining what is to be first in his life. The first priority of every person should be to take care of their life eternally. Matthew 6:31, unconverted man does not know the Lord personally and has hope only in this present life and is pursuing the desires of this world. We believers have our heavenly Father who knows our needs. We are to leave the cares of this world up to God as we diligently goes about our affairs upon earth. We makes our contribution to life as God has called us to do, and while so doing we know that God will take care of all the necessities of life. Matthew 6:34, Christ is not forbidding a man to take care of tomorrow. He is pointing out man's obsession with getting more and more and ignoring and neglecting God and His righteousness. We are not to worry, but to live one day at a time. The believer is not to be preoccupied with tomorrow and its affairs. Therefore, we are to seek "first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" today, and leave tomorrow and its needs in God's hands.

Our Father wants us to be calm and confident because we have had the faith to appropriate His strength on a daily basis. We'll always rest securely in the Lord if we follow these instructions continually. The future belongs to God. Our Father doesn't want us to be concerned with the future. He wants us to trust Him to take care of everything today. Jesus said in Matthew 6:34, “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

When we're tempted to be worried and anxious, we should meditate continually on God's promises. If we do this, our Father's promises will lift us up and encourage us. Psalm 94:19, “In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.” If we focus continually upon the problems we face these problems will seem to be much worse than they actually are. Our Father wants us to do exactly the opposite. He wants us to focus continually on the promises in His Word.

If we focus constantly upon God's promises we'll be so close to our Father that the problems we face won't be able to pull us down. Our Father wants us to focus continually on Him and not on our problems. Isaiah 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” This passage of Scripture promises that God will guard us and keep us in perfect and constant peace. Our Father has promised to constantly give us His wonderful peace if we will do what He tells us to do. This promise is conditional. God will guard us and keep us in perfect and constant peace if we do our part.

Our part is to filter our thoughts through God. We must resist the temptation to focus on our problems. If we saturate ourselves continually in the Word of God, we'll be able to keep our character under God's power. Our faith will be strong. We'll be able to lean on God and place all of our hope and our confidence in Him. Psalm 25:15, “Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.”

We panic when we know we can't solve a problem and we don't deeply believe the Lord will solve the problem for us. If we focus continually on the Lord, we won't be shaken by the problems we face. We can't allow our problems to distract us from focusing constantly on Jesus Christ. Hebrews 12:2, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Jesus is our Leader. He is the Source of our faith. Our faith should be anchored upon Him. Jesus is the Finisher. If we focus continually on Him, and if we trust totally in Him, Jesus will bring us safely through the problems we face.

Questions to Consider:
Is worry crippling your prayer life, keeping you from prayer?
Is worry hindering your Bible study making you not concentrate on the passages you are reading?
Is worry stopping your productivity at the office, keeping your mind from focusing on your daily tasks?

Points to Ponder:
Then I ask you to take your concerns to the throne of grace.
Spend time praying about each of your concerns.
Then spend some time in Bible study.
Ask the Holy Spirit to show you a specific scripture to help you with your problem.
Then go about your day with a calm spirit, knowing that God is faithful and has promised to help.

PRAYER: Lord, I know that You don’t want me to live consumed with worry. You want me to live life, guarded by Your peace. Please engulf and guard my heart with it. Remind me, Father, that peace is not the absence of problems in my life, but in the calm assurance that what You’re doing is best. You have never failed me, and You will never fail me—my confidence is in You. I pray this in Jesus’ name!

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