Cure for Anxiety

In light of His teaching on worldly possessions (Mt. 6:19-24), Jesus commands his disciples not to worry and gives them eight reasons why worry is futile.

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Matthew 6:25-34

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“ a For this reason I say to you,

1 do not be b worried about your 2 life,

as to what you will eat or what you will drink;

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nor for your body,

as to what you will put on.

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Is not life more than food,

and the body more than clothing?

a Look at the birds of the 1 air,

that they do not sow,

nor reap

nor gather into barns,

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and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

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Are you not worth much more than they?

And who of you by being a worried

can b add a single 1 hour to his 2 life?

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And why are you a worried about clothing?

Observe how the lilies of the field grow;

they do not toil nor do they spin,

yet I say to you that not even a Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

But if God so clothes the a grass of the field,

which is alive today

and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace,

will He not much more clothe you? b You of little faith!

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Do not a worry then,

saying,

‘What will we eat?’

or ‘What will we drink?’

or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things;

for a your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

But 1 seek first 2 His kingdom and His righteousness,

and a all these things will be 3 added to you.

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“So do not a worry about tomorrow;

for tomorrow will 1 care for itself.

2 Each day has enough trouble of its own.

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Rhetorical question: Life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

Rhetorical question: You are worth much more than they.

Rhetorical question: One, by being worried, cannot add a single hour to one's life.

Rhetorical question: Do not worry about clothing.

Rhetorical question: If God so clothes the grass of the field... then he will much more clothe you.

First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective.

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Matthew 6:25-34

A1. Do Not Worry - Life is More Than Physical Needs

Life Is More Than Food and Clothing

“For this reason I say to you,

do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink;

nor for your body, as to what you will put on.

Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

1st Reason: Life is more than food and clothing.

Parable of the Birds

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns,

and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not worth much more than they?

2nd Reason: God cares for the birds, and we are worth much more than they.

Futility of Worry

And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?

3rd Reason: Worry does not accomplish anything.

Parable of the Lilies

And why are you worried about clothing?

Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace,

4th Reason: God clothes the flowers and we are worth much more than they.

will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

A2. Do Not Worry - Seek First the Kingdom

The Gentiles Seek but the Father Knows

Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things;

5th Reason: To seek after food and clothing is to act like a unbeliever.

for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

6th Reason: God knows what we need.

Seek First the Kingdom

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,

and all these things will be added to you.

7th Reason: God provides for all who make His kingdom their priority.

A3. Do Not Worry - Take Each Day as It Comes

Today and Tomorrow

“So do not worry about tomorrow;

for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

8th Reason: If we have grace for today, we will have grace for tomorrow.

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