Consider the Lillies

Scripture Text

King James Version Chapter 6

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?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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.

$11.6 BILLION IS SPENT ON PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS

IT IS THE BIGGEST INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD

IN 2010 THERE 253 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED OUT

IN A NATION OF 311 MILLION PEOPLE

PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS PEOPLE ARE FEARFUL

THIS IS A PREVAILING TREND IN OUR NATION TODAY

MANY OF THE METHODS PRESCRIBED TODAY CANNOT SOLVE THE ROOT PROBLEM OF THE ISSUE AT HAND

BUT JESUS TACKELS THIS ISSUE FOR THE CHRISTIANS MANY MOONS AGO

MATTHEW 6:28–29 (KJV 1900)

28 AND WHY TAKE YE THOUGHT FOR RAIMENT? CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD, HOW THEY GROW; THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN:

29 AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE.

STRESS AND ANXIETY IS PRIMARILY A MENTAL STATE,

WHICH WE CAN CONTROL BY EXERCISE TODAY BABY CHLOE DISCIPLINED DON’T LIFE

PHILIPPIANS 4:8 (KJV 1900)

8 FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE HONEST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REPORT; IF THERE BE ANY VIRTUE, AND IF THERE BE ANY PRAISE, THINK ON THESE THINGS.

I KNOW THAT SOME STRESS OR TENSION IS NECESSARY AND POSITIVE FOR EXAMPLE

A REASONABLE MEASURE OF STRESS PROVIDES A STRUCTURE FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN LIFE

BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET RID OF THE EXCESS OF SELF-IMPOSED STRESS

THIS KIND OF STRESS CANNOT COEXIST WITH THE PEACE OF GOD

THE SCRIPTURES CALL AND ADMONISH US TO LET PEACE RAIN IN OUR LIVES

WE MUST SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE RAMIFICATIONS OF LIVING UNDER EXTREME STRESS

CAN WE STRESS TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE SINNING, I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN

BUT WE NEED TO ALLOW THE WORD OF GOD AND THE PEACE OF GOD TO RAIN IN OUR LIVES

PHILIPPIANS 4:9 (KJV 1900)

9 THOSE THINGS, WHICH YE HAVE BOTH LEARNED, AND RECEIVED, AND HEARD, AND SEEN IN ME, DO: AND THE GOD OF PEACE SHALL BE WITH YOU.

ILLUSTRATION USING THE MOVIE SOUL WHERE PEOPLE WERE BEING DRIVEN TO THE POINT

MATTHEW 6:24–34 (KJV 1900)

24 NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS: FOR EITHER HE WILL HATE THE ONE, AND LOVE THE OTHER; OR ELSE HE WILL HOLD TO THE ONE, AND DESPISE THE OTHER. YE CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON.

25 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?

26 BEHOLD THE FOWLS OF THE AIR: FOR THEY SOW NOT, NEITHER DO THEY REAP, NOR GATHER INTO BARNS; YET YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDETH THEM. ARE YE NOT MUCH BETTER THAN THEY?

27 WHICH OF YOU BY TAKING THOUGHT CAN ADD ONE CUBIT UNTO HIS STATURE?

28 AND WHY TAKE YE THOUGHT FOR RAIMENT? CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD, HOW THEY GROW; THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN:

29 AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE.

30 WHEREFORE, IF GOD SO CLOTHE THE GRASS OF THE FIELD, WHICH TO DAY IS, AND TO MORROW IS CAST INTO THE OVEN, SHALL HE NOT MUCH MORE CLOTHE YOU, O YE OF LITTLE FAITH?

31 THEREFORE TAKE NO THOUGHT, SAYING, WHAT SHALL WE EAT? OR, WHAT SHALL WE DRINK? OR, WHEREWITHAL SHALL WE BE CLOTHED?

32 (FOR AFTER ALL THESE THINGS DO THE GENTILES SEEK:) FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWETH THAT YE HAVE NEED OF ALL THESE THINGS.

33 BUT SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU.

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.

TWO MASTERS MATT 6:24

JESUS STATES THIS FOR A REASON “NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS”

AND THEN HE GOES AND TALKS ABOUT WORRYING

THE GREEK WORD FOR ANXIETY IS MERIMNAŌ

IT IS A COMPOUND WORD

ONE BEING MERIZÓ TO DIVIDE

IN NOUS WHICH IS THE MIND

MEANING DIVIDING THE MIND

JAMES SAYS IT LIKE THIS

JAMES 1:8 (KJV 1900)

8 A DOUBLE MINDED MAN IS UNSTABLE IN ALL HIS WAYS.

EITHER GOD IS SOVERIENG AND CAN DO ALL THINGS OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END IF THE COLOR OF MY SHIRT DOESN’T MATCH MY PANTS

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR CHRISTMAS TO BE GUILTY OF BELIEVE IN YOU LET GOD IN WHOM THEY FAIL TO TRUST

IF WE DON’T TRUST GOD THEN HIS PEACE WILL NOT RULE IN OUR HEARTS AND STRESS AND FEAR WILL RESULT

IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL WE WILL GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE TRUST JESUS FOR OUR SALVATION BUT WE CAN’T TRUST HIM FOR OUR DAY-TO-DAY DECISIONS

OUR FINANCES-MONEY IS TIGHT SOMETIMES AND IF WE’RE NOT CAREFUL WE’LL SPEND WHAT WE HAVE ON THINGS THAT WE FEEL WE NEED BEFORE WE PAY OUR TITHES AND OFFERING

OUR TIME-WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET TO WORK IN PUNCH THE CLOCK SO THAT WE CAN GET PAID BUT WE CAN’T MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ON TIME TO THE HOUSE OF GOD OR THAT WE HAVE TIME TO GO TO CHURCH TONIGHT

SOMETIMES OUR ANXIETY COMES BECAUSE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE WRONG THING

PSALM 34:3 (KJV 1900)

3 O MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME, AND LET US EXALT HIS NAME TOGETHER.

WHEN WE STOP MAGNIFYING GOD

WE REPLACE GOD AND AMGNIFY SOMETHING ELSE

WE WILL EITHER MAGNIFY GOD OR MAGNIFY OUR PROBLEMS

WE WILL EITHER MAGNIFY GOD OUR MAGNIFY SOMEONE ELSE’S PROBLEMS

SO SOMETIMES IT’S NOT THAT OUR ANXIETY AND OUR FEARS ARE SO OVER WHELMING

SOMETIMES IT’S NOT THAT WHAT SHE IS DOING AND WHAT HE IS DOING JUST SO BAD THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IT

SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE STOPPED MAGNIFYING GOD

AND WE START MAGNIFYING SOMETHING ELSE

JESUS IS ADMONITION TO HIS DISCIPLES IS THE SAME ADMONITION HE HAS FOR THE CHURCH TODAY

CONSIDER THE BIRDS OF THE SKY

CONSIDER THE LILIES

CONSIDER THE RESOURCES OF HEAVEN

AND CONSIDER THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF THE SAVIOR

WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE AND PEACE IN JESUS CHRIST AS WE LIVE BY FAITH FOR HIM HE WILL TAKE CARE OF US

“WORRYING IS CARRYING TOMORROW'S LOAD WITH TODAY'S STRENGTH- CARRYING TWO DAYS AT ONCE. IT IS MOVING INTO TOMORROW AHEAD OF TIME. WORRYING DOESN'T EMPTY TOMORROW OF ITS SORROW, IT EMPTIES TODAY OF ITS STRENGTH.”

—CORRIE TEN BOONE