Do Not Worry

Today’s Focus: Introduction to the Kingdom Life: Do Not Worry
Scripture: Matthew 6:25-30

Kingdom Key #2 - Faith

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
The next set of emails is going to bless somebody because it blessed me. This is probably the most important set of emails we will do because, Jesus is now about to introduce the most important thing to God, His Kingdom and He is about to teach you how to live in it.

Verse 25
Jesus destroys your prayer life in this scripture. In our past emails on prayer I told you that you do not pray for things and look at what Jesus says you worry and pray about. The phrase “take no thought” means do not worry. Jesus now says life is more than that. So food, water and clothing is nothing in the Kingdom. This should not be a part of your prayer list. Now if this is your problem and you call yourself a citizen or a “Christian” then you are not Kingdom! Hard to say but true if you go by the statement of Jesus.

Verse 26 – The Birds
Now, I do not know about you but Jesus told us to look at the birds. And after this email, please go do so. For they sow not nor do they reap or gather in barns, yet God feeds them. Here is the blessing. If the birds, never worry about being fed or having enough food then why are you worried. Look at the scripture, why do you store up so much food and throw it out later because it spoils. What a waste! Instead of feeding the poor and consistently giving to those who do not have. You should never, ever, worry if you are a citizen of the Kingdom about food and where it will come from and how much you need or have because the birds do not. Moreover, aren’t you a child of God. Aren’t you more important to God than the birds? Why are the birds laughing at you when they see you panicking over food?

Verse 27 – Worry leads to Death
Now Jesus states in this scripture that regardless if you worry you will not add any time to your life. As a pharmacist, I can tell you when you worry, you increase blood pressure and stress on the body which when prolonged will lead to heart disease and other diseases such as cancer , diabetes, kidney disease, etc. then death. Children of God and citizens of the Kingdom of God should not worry because they have been promised that God will supply all of their needs

Verse 28-30
Jesus now shifts to worrying about clothing for the body. He uses the lillies and the grass. Look how he clothes them and how they grow regardless of the situations or climate. So if God will clothe the flowers and grass. What about you? Do you see the grass or flowers worrying about being protected and clothed. Absolutely not! So should we? I pray you are getting the first component of the Kingdom of God, no worrying.

So the opposite of worry is faith! I know that hit you like it hit me! When you have faith and know the laws and promises of God then you do not worry because you know God will do what He says in His Word. But if you worry, you just negated faith. How about this and you will see it later. When Jesus healed someone He always made a statement like this “your faith has made you whole”. Citizens, that is one of the Keys of the Kingdom.

I told you to get ready to be blessed, we are going to look through the entire 4 Gospels and understand the most misunderstood person in History, Jesus!

Abba’s Ambassador, Min. Calvin Calhoun, Jr.