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"If God so clothes the grass of the field . . . ,
will He not much more clothe you . . . ?" - Matthew 6:30
A simple statement of Jesus is always a puzzle to us because we will not be
simple. How can we maintain the simplicity of Jesus so that we may understand
Him? By receiving His Spirit, recognizing and relying on Him, and obeying Him as
He brings us the truth of His Word, life will become amazingly simple. Jesus
asks us to consider that “if God so clothes the grass of the field . . .” how
“much more” will He clothe you, if you keep your relationship right with Him?
Every time we lose ground in our fellowship with God, it is because we have
disrespectfully thought that we knew better than Jesus Christ. We have allowed
“the cares of this world” to enter in (Matthew 13:22), while forgetting the
“much more” of our heavenly Father.
“Look at the birds of the air . . .” (Matthew 6:26). Their function is to obey
the instincts God placed within them, and God watches over them. Jesus said that
if you have the right relationship with Him and will obey His Spirit within you,
then God will care for your “feathers” too.
“Consider the lilies of the field . . .” (Matthew 6:28). They grow where they
are planted. Many of us refuse to grow where God plants us. Therefore, we don’t
take root anywhere. Jesus said if we would obey the life of God within us, He
would look after all other things. Did Jesus Christ lie to us? Are we
experiencing the “much more” He promised? If we are not, it is because we are
not obeying the life God has given us and have cluttered our minds with
confusing thoughts and worries. How much time have we wasted asking God
senseless questions while we should be absolutely free to concentrate on our
service to Him? Consecration is the act of continually separating myself from
everything except that which God has appointed me to do. It is not a one-time
experience but an ongoing process. Am I continually separating myself and
looking to God every day of my life?
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