Matthew 6:11 11Give us this day our daily bread.
Doctors have discovered that worry, stress, fear and anxiety
can cause stomach ulcers, high blood pressure and other health
problems. The Bible says that a merry heart does good like
medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones. (Proverbs
17:22) It also says that God wants us to prosper and be in
health, even as our soul prospers. (3 John 1:2)
When our church was much smaller, I used to worry a lot about
my sermons weeks before I even preached them! I was so
stressed that I developed symptoms in my body. Two doctors
checked me on separate days and found my blood pressure to be
very high. Other tests found traces of blood in my urine. I
even had mild panic attacks. I believe that the devil was
trying to undermine my ministry and destroy me.
But praise God, He delivered and healed me, and taught me not
to worry. Today, the church is a lot bigger and I have learnt
by the grace of God not to worry. The verse that set me free
was this: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow…” (Matthew
6:34) You see, if you worry about tomorrow, you are trying to
live tomorrow today!
My friend, God does not want you to do that. Jesus taught us
to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” He did
not say, “Give us this day our weekly bread.” God gives us
daily bread, not weekly bread. God doesn’t give tomorrow’s
bread today. And today’s bread is not meant for tomorrow!
This means that God wants you to live today and not worry
about what will happen or what you have to do tomorrow. He
gives you sufficient grace for today, not tomorrow.
“But Pastor Prince, I have a very important presentation to
give tomorrow!”
Beloved, when tomorrow comes, the bread — provision and grace
— will be there. I am not advocating laziness and inactivity.
By all means, do your homework, but don’t worry about it. Just
trust the One who wants you to give Him all your cares (1
Peter 5:7), and enjoy His peace and life today!
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