God Does Not Exaggerate
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6
There is virtually no limit to the causes of anxiety. Everyone is plagued in a different way. Anxiety can be caused by large-scale events such as the threat of war or an approaching hurricane. It is also caused on a micro-scale with events such as the first day on the job or in a new school. The devil wants us to be anxious. He uses even the smallest crack to infiltrate our spiritual defense system. He will do anything to take our focus off of our Almighty God and onto our frail selves.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us not to worry. He makes the argument from the lesser to the greater, citing His benevolence in nature compared to His love for human beings. “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:26-27)
When God says be anxious for nothing, He means it. As we focus on God’s love, we are also encouraged to take everything to God in prayer. There is no problem so large He cannot solve. There is no problem too small to make Him disinterested. We have a wonderful invitation to approach God’s throne of grace. The love of God in the sacrifice of His Son is not limited to the forgiveness of sins. He also desires for us to have a worry-free life with no anxiety and a solid solution to have confidence in the future.
Lord, teach us to call upon You in the day of trouble, confident in Your deliverance. Amen.