Therefore

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are? And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life? Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these! And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith? So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  Matthew 6:25-33 NET

As Christians, each of us needs to think about what seeking God’s kingdom first means. First and foremost, it means we need to keep trusting God, keep obeying His Word, keep praying, keep telling others the good news of the Gospel. 

For the past several months, we’ve adopted new phrases into our everyday vocabulary: ‘social distancing’, ‘self-isolation’. They are written boldly on signs everywhere, in offices, storefront windows, on the walls-in poster size at the gym.

And I think many of us are feeling the cost of this new reality. Perhaps feeling cut off from those we are used to having around us. We miss a hello hug when we get to church on Sunday morning. And video chat just doesn’t cut it.  

The loneliness creeps in. There’s no doubt as God’s children we were built for relationship, not isolation. And yet, for the sake of public health, isolation is the responsible thing to do. 

And just when we are thinking on these things Holy Spirit reminds us, know that you are never alone!  God, is with us. Always. Though He rules the whole world, He is also very near.