Title: Prayer Without Concern (Matthew 06:31-34)
Imitating content never becomes anything. Ex) Amutoban: Freely (a lot of buying and selling.) Be able to control your time, thank you very much, without misunderstandings, without getting tired, and gain the power of evangelism..
The Lord wept for us too. He cares for us and grieves like sheep without a shepherd. In this way, it is very natural for someone to worry and worry about something, and it is also a sign of trying to do well.
Therefore, do not be anxious and say, "What shall we eat, what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?" (Because...) All these are what the Gentiles seek. 1) We are not Gentiles.
We have God. ... The above statement can be interpreted in two ways.
1-1) First, pray and do not worry about the rest of the time. Why can't there be anything lacking or lacking in the life of the saints? However, He tells us to consult only God about what we lack.
1-2) Second, these words are the daily linguistic habits of the saints out of concern. The fact is that this person is not at all considered a person of prayer, and all of his life habits, including his usual language habits, are unstable.
The most sure result of the believer's life of faith is thus the maturity of his character.
Your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these (even those that seem so urgent).
2) God knows our needs. 2-1) I am not a member of our church, but there are some ministers who ask for prayers. Among them, there are people who really pray for each other a lot. So when he and I hang up on the phone, there's something I say. “Okay!”….it’s all over. He knows that even if I am too tired, exhausted, and worried to be able to pray, he will pray tonight, I am relieved...
That's it.
Knowing God is a great start. He is an omniscient, omnipotent, and absent person, and he knows. What else should I be worried about .... I am worried because I read the text carefully today. It means that I wondered if I wanted and planned things that God should not know, even if I dreamed of them.
So this second part requires a lot of prayer and thoughtful prayer. Is this desire really necessary for the expansion of God's kingdom?
Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 3:9 illustrates this well.
2-2) It is the fact that there is a time for God's work.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For all things there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up, a time to weep and a time to laugh A time to mourn, a time to dance, a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones, a time to embrace and a time to shun the embrace, a time to seek and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to forsake, a time to tear and a time to sew, a time to be silent There is a time and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time to war and a time to peace.
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you (let's live Solomon's way!)
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3-1) Do not rush. (Receive the grace of prayer itself.) It is said that prayer is the most difficult. Because you have to think a lot. This is because prayer is not only a time to obtain what is mine, but also a moment to know God's will. It requires a lot of observation, understanding, waiting, and wisdom. Please devote the most of your energy to this time.
Not only does God give us adversity and misfortune throughout our entire lives, but He also manages them wonderfully with one another.
Even all the conditions of suffering in our lives are under God's control, and even the sufferings are controlled by grace, so please praise God who makes them a bridge of blessing in the life of the saints. ..(Believe in the harmony of God.)
3-2) Give thanks for the additional grace, that is, God's giving. You do not receive your hard work, but in any case you need the training to appreciate God's grace.
The difference between those who pray and work and those who do not come after work. What I said and what he said. That is pride.
I sowed a little, but if I solve the problem that God made me reap 30, 60, 1000, my worries will change and I will become grateful.
Ecclesiastes 3:13 What profit does the laborer have for his toil? I have seen that God gives human beings toil, and I also know that it is the gift of God that everyone eats and drinks and finds pleasure through hard work.
3-3) A person's happiness is not determined by getting what he wants, but by whether he really looks at God or the world. It is determined by whether you look to God or to yourself.
As before the text, look at the birds and also the grass.
It is to do God. Look at the world of faith where everything works even though you didn't do it.
In the Old Testament world, one of the passages where God is angry is the numbering. It's not looking at God, it's looking at yourself.
The very first part of the text tells us to free our eyes from what is holding us back.
Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be concerned, and one day of suffering is sufficient for that day.