I'm reading a book called Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R. Levin. It's about the current state of the government, how the government is wildly out of control, how the government has seized much more power than the founding fathers ever intended for it, etc. It's a good book, but it's all too easy to start worrying about liberty, freedom, and the future.If you watch the news, it might disgust you to see the level of evil in men's hearts: theft, murder, rape, child abuse, abortion, adultery, homosexuality, and the general blackness of the human heart. They love to report when people die in unusual ways because it's shocking! Headlines today on Fox News:
- Italy Quake Rises to 260
- Bingham Massacre: 98 Shots in a Minute
- GM Speeding Toward Bankruptcy
- 5 Killed in Taliban Gunbattle With Pakistan Police
- 4 Shot, 1 Killed at California Religious Retreat Center
But Jesus says, "Do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for you body, as to what you will put on" (Luke 12:22). He points out that God clothes the birds of the sky and the flowers in the field, which are much more transient even than a human. So don't you think God will provide for His children if He provides for the birds? Won't He take care of you if He takes care of a flower?What we SHOULD be concerned about is seeking His Kingdom: "But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you" (Luke 12:31). Seeking the Kingdom is seeking God. It is trying to learn what pleases Him (Ephesians 5:10). We try to have a Kingdom attitude (seeking others' interests above our own). This is also called "godliness." We don't focus our eyes at our feet or on all the trouble surrounding us; we look toward God and toward Heaven. Don't look down; look up!
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:32). This sentence makes me happy and strengthens my faith.
God bless,
Nathan
Tomorrow's Reading: Luke 14-16
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