25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,  what you will eat or drink, or about your body,  what you will wear.  Isn’t there more to life than food and  more to the body than clothing?   32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” -from Matthew 6:25-34, NIV

1. Jesus gives us His Promise and His Command

1. Jesus gives us His Promise - “God will give you all you need” “your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things… and [will give you all you need].” - Matthew 6:32,33b, NIV

“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? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” - Matthew 6:26-30, NIV

2. The root of our worries is not knowing and not trusting God

3. God is our Creator and our Provider “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” - John 14:14, NIV

4. God loves and cares for His Creation because it is the Ultimate Expression of His Glory

5. Among all His creation, human beings are most valuable to God.

5. Among all His creation, human beings are most valuable to God. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even very hairs of your head are all numbered.” - Matthew 10:29, NIV

A story…

6. We must choose between control or TRUST God.

6. We must choose between control or TRUST God. “He [God] saved them from the hand of the foe… Then they [Israelites] believed His promises and sang His praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold. In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the desert they put God to the test.” - Psalm 106, NIV

“Trust God, includes trust in His timing.” 6. We must choose between control or TRUST God. “Trust God, includes trust in His timing.”

33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” -Matthew 6:33, NIV

7. Trust God with our needs and put Him FIRST

“I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds my future “I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds my future.” -Stuard Humblin … and I choose to TRUST Him and PUT Him FIRST!