Our current world situation—the pandemic, the various political upheavals around the world, the loss in confidence in many of our institutions—is inducing anxiety in many people. What are we to do?
In Mathew 6:25-34, Jesus instructs us not to be anxious about the future for three reasons. First, God is in control and an example is how he takes care of the animal and plant life in nature. Jesus asserts we are more important than animal and plant life so God will surely take care of us.
Second, Jesus promises us that if we “seek first the kingdom and his righteousness and all these things [material things] will be added unto you”. We do not need to worry about material things in the future if we have our priorities right and our first priority should be spiritual matters, not physical.
Third, Jesus observes something we all should know—the evil we see each day is enough for us to address that day. Trying to address future evil just adds to our work load and removes our focus on today’s evil. If we address the evil of today, it will go a long way to eliminating the need to address evil in the future.
