"Who of You?"

Matthew 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"

Another rhetorical question. The answer to this question is obvious and convicting. None of us. Not one of us can add any time to our lives. We did not come into this world by our choice and we will not leave this world by choice. He is the author and finisher of life. He gives life, He is Life. In Him we live and move and have our being as it says beautifully in Hebrews.

But, we worry, worry, worry. My anxieties and fears, my fretting and fussing begin in unnecessary and unfounded worry. I say I trust Him and that I have faith, then I deny that by being worrisome. If I park my emotions for just a moment, just a moment, I can almost always turn my worry off, if I will surrender it all to Him. Try it, you'll see. We worry about big and small things. Important things and irrelevant things. We even worry about the past. It has passed hasn't it? I hope so.

So today we should cast all our cares on Him. Because He cares for us. Worry is fruitless and faithless. Let it go with me. Ahhhh... feels good. Thank you Lord.

Trusting Him,

Pastor Fred