SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION!

Matthew 6:33
[33]But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

OBSERVATION!

It appears there are other kingdoms being sought out for  spiritual answers, which are falling short in fulfilling  spiritual and physical needs.

A great number of the Ecclesia are guilty of these indiscretions, the sin of disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of life, which are a sign that both the spirit and the heart are on the things of this world.

For all to recognize the folly of this decision, please note what path these souls are following and the consequences of their choice and that they are kingdom building and are looking for Yeshua to illuminate it. They are treating Yeshua like a Genie. When they have a need or situation, they pray for the Genie to provide answers and then put him back in the bottle until their next time of want or supposed need.

What is it that Yeshua says? It is this, and he that has ears to hear, let him hear it. Take no thought for your life, nor yet for your body (Matthew 6:25). Take no thought, saying, “What shall we eat? (Matthew 6:31) and again (Matthew 6:34).”

As against hypocrisy, so against worldly cares, the caution is  repeated three times, and yet no vain repetition: precept must be upon precept, and line upon line, to the same purport, and all little enough it is a sin which has so easily beset the Ecclesia.

COMMENTARY!

But the thought here forbidden is, a disquieting, tormenting thought, which hurries the mind hither and thither, and hangs it in suspense which disturbs our joy in God, and is a damp upon our hope in him which breaks the sleep, and hinders our enjoyment of ourselves, of our friends, and of what God has given us.

A distrustful, unbelieving thought. God has promised to provide for those that are his all things needful for life as well as godliness, the life that now is, food and a covering: not dainties, but necessaries. He never said, “They shall be feasted,” but, “Verily, they shall be fed” Now an inordinate care for time to come, and fear of wanting those supplies, spring from a disbelief of these promises, and of the wisdom and goodness of Divine Providence and that is the evil of it.

OBSERVATION!

Take no thought for your life. Life is our greatest concern for this world All that a man has will he give for his life yet take no thought about it

Not about the continuance of it refer it to God to lengthen or shorten it as he pleases my times are in thy hand, and they are in a good hand.

Not about the comforts of this life, refer it to God to embitter or sweeten it as he pleases.

We must not be solicitous, no not about the necessary support of this life, food and raiment these God has promised, and therefore we may more confidently expect do not say, What shall we eat?

This is the language of one at a loss and almost despairing whereas, though many good people have the prospect of little, yet there are few but have present support.

COMMENTARY!

Take no thought for  tomorrow, for the time to come. Be not solicitous for the future, how you shall live next year, or when you are old, or what you shall leave behind you.

As we must not boast of tomorrow, we must not care for tomorrow, or the events of it. 

The reasons and arguments to enforce this prohibition. One would think the command of Christ was enough to restrain us from this foolish sin of disquieting, distrustful care, independently of the comfort of our own souls, which is so nearly concerned but to show how much the heart of Christ is upon it, and what pleasures he takes in those that hope in his mercy, the command is backed with the most powerful arguments.

If reason may but rule us, surely we shall ease ourselves of these thorns. To free us from anxious thoughts and to expel them, Christ here suggests to us comforting thoughts that we may be filled with them. It will be worthwhile to take pains with our own hearts, to argue them out of their disquieting cares, and to make ourselves ashamed of them. They may be weakened by the right reason, but it is by an active faith only that they can be overcome.

OBSERVATION!

Our life is a greater blessing than our livelihood. It is true, life cannot subsist without a livelihood but the meat and raiment which are here represented as inferior to the life and body are such as are for ornament and delight for about such as are for ornament and delight for about such we are apt to be solicitous.

Meat and raiment are in order to live, and the end is more noble and excellent than the means. The daintiest food and finest raiment are from the earth, but life from the breath of God. Life is the light of men meat is but the oil that feeds that light: so that the difference between rich and poor is very inconsiderable, since, in the greatest things, they stand on the same level, and differ only in the less.

CLOSING OBSERVATION!

God has maintained our lives sometimes with pulse and water, which has answered the end he has protected us and kept us alive. He that guards us against the evils we are exposed to will supply us with the good things we are in need of.

If he had been pleased to kill us, to starve us, he would not so often have given his angels a charge concerning us to keep us.

Robert a humble obedient servant to Yeshua and his Father in heaven Yahewa. And all of God’s children say Amen and Amen in the name of Yeshua.