A passage from Matthew that has truly taken on special importance to me is Matthew 6:25-34, which speaks to those of little faith concerning anxiety. Jesus compares the worries of humans concerning such things as food and clothing, to the lives of birds and flowers. Verse 26 says, “Look at the birds of the sky: they don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?” He goes on to speak of flowers in verses 28 and 29 saying, “And why do you worry about clothes? Learn how the wildflowers of the field grow: they don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!”
Even though I may struggle with worrying about material possessions, this passage assures me that I truly have nothing to worry about. It also heals my worries about any other issue. My God loves me so much that the love he has even for nature echoes even deeper in the love he has for me! The mere beauty of the flowers He has created, and the mere survival of they birds in the sky, attests to the love God has for his creation. God’s intentional care is evident in these things. Yet how God loves me is even more illustrious in my life. He cares for me and blesses me immensely, and so many things are evidence of this: family, friends, community, nature, fellowship, love, laughter, etc. Whenever the idea that I have been abandoned by my creator overcomes me, I turn to this passage and truly meditate on the enormity of love and care He has for me. I have no reason to fear or worry about anything. God’s sovereign plan and unending love is my comfort.
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