Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: There's no need to worry!

Thursday 19 March 2020

There's no need to worry!

"Therefore, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor about your body what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" Matthew 6:25. NKJV

George Muller said, 'The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.'

In a crisis, such as we now have with the Coronavirus Pandemic, it is so easy to begin to panic, 'What are we going to do?' ' What are we going to eat or drink, we're running out of supplies?' When this happens, people begin to panic-buy and all thought for others goes out the window. It becomes a situation where, 'It's about me and me only.' Selfish tactics kick in rather like in a major sale where people dash across a store, after camping outside all night, and grab all the bargains, even at the risk of fighting.

But come on; we are not like that! We belong to Jesus. Our security and our trust are in Him. David Guzik says:

'The worry Jesus spoke of, debases man to the level of an animal who is merely concerned with physical needs. Your life is more and you have eternal matters to pursue.' David Guzik - Enduring Word

Life is more important than dashing off with the worry of food, drink and clothes to wear - things, that Jesus knows we need and will supply them for us. (Matthew 6:32-33.)

It is time to start setting some examples. The best way to do this, is to show others that we do not worry and we do not panic. We don't do this because we have a Heavenly Father who is taking care of this department. It's a done deal because He said so.

We have a wonderful opportunity to show people the love of Jesus. People are worried; they have little hope and so they fight and kick to get what they can. Spread a bit of Jesus around wherever you go. If you can't get out, text someone on your mobile, post on Facebook, WhatsApp or speak on FaceTime. Tell them about the love and peace that Jesus offers.

Be a Peacemaker. Be a History maker. Bring some calm into a scary situation. You, as a Child of God, have hope. Pass that hope onto someone who doesn't have hope. This is what we can do during these difficult and frightening times.
Be Jesus to people!