Guest Post by: Mark C Ryan
You are more valuable In Matthew 6:26, Jesus asks a poignant question of us “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” However, within the context of Matthew 6:25-34 it holds a much broader meaning. When we pray and beg and plead and work through our own strength to ensure the necessities of life are provided for us and our families, we have given up on God. The question, “are you not much more valuable than they?” may be thought provoking and poignant, but it is also completely redundant. This isn’t the first time this question was asked. In Job 38:41, God asks Job, “Who prepares for the raven its nourishment when its young cry to God And wander about without food?” God assures us over and over that He cares for us more than He cares for the birds. * Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 * This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. …Read more
