God Only Knows-An Alternative to Worry-Matt. 6:27

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred forty-first  inspirational message dated Saturday, January 12th, 2019. The title of this message is “God Only Knows-An Alternative to Worry-Matt. 6:27”.   The first three words of the title are also the title of the above inspirational song/video “God Only Knows” (with lyrics) by the Christian group “for KING & COUNTRY”. The scripture comes from the 27th verse of the sixth chapter of the book of Matthew:     Matthew 6:27 New International Version (NIV) 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?   For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily inspirational messages as provided by RBC Ministries in their publications of "OUR DAILY BREAD".    I recently read the message for the day and found it to be so beautiful and inspiring, I wanted to share it with you (see the below message). RBC Ministries has the website of:  www.rbc.org so that you can read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible. Please read and enjoy:

 

 

A law-abiding, honest man received a voicemail that said, “This is officer _______ from the police department. Please call me at this number.” Immediately the man began to worry—afraid that somehow he had done something wrong. He was afraid to return the call, and he even spent sleepless nights running through possible scenarios—worried that he was in some kind of trouble. The officer never called back, but it took weeks for the worry to go away. Jesus asked an interesting question about worry: “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matthew 6:27). Perhaps this can help us rethink our tendency to worry, because it suggests that it doesn’t help the situation we’re concerned about. When problems are on the horizon for us, maybe we can try the following two-step approach: Take action and trust in God. If we can do something to avoid the problem, let’s try that route. We can pray for God to guide us to an action we should take. But if there’s nothing we can do, we can take comfort in knowing that God never finds Himself in such a predicament. He can always act on our behalf. We can always turn our situation over to Him in trust and confidence. When it feels like time to worry, may we turn to the inspired words of King David, who faced his own share of difficulties and worries, but concluded: “Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you” (Psalm 55:22). What a great alternative to worry! By Dave Branon   REFLECT & PRAY Father, You know what faces me today. I am turning my cares over to You. Please strengthen me and help me to trust You with the struggles I face. What worries do you need to give to God today?

 

 

 

INSIGHT Matthew 6:19-34 emphasizes that true discipleship requires a lifestyle in which all we do is unified by our love for God. In verse 22, for example, Jesus suggests that, just as an eye defect distorts our whole vision, so our entire being becomes corrupted when our priorities are distorted. It’s impossible, He emphasizes, to be devoted to more than one “master” (v. 24). This, Jesus suggests, is why worry can be so dangerous. It’s only natural to feel anxiety, but when worry is what drives us, devotion to our own peace of mind may have replaced a single-minded devotion to God and the just ways of His kingdom.  Written by Monica Brands

 

Please enjoy the above inspirational song/video “God Only Knows” (with lyrics) by the Christian group “for KING & COUNTRY”.

 (I do not own the rights to this song.)

BE BLESSED!