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For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, as to what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing?
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Up until this time in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus has been taking His disciples, including all who would later follow, on a spiritual trip from being religious to being righteous—the true goal of our faith. Having that righteous heart enables us to trust in the Lord completely and love Him totally.

Today’s Bible verse deals with the basic needs of all mankind and goes on to demonstrate and assure us that our heavenly Father knows every one of those needs. Jesus specifically speaks of how the Father cares for even the birds of the air and the flowers of the fields, feeding and clothing them, followed by saying that He knows our needs and will do much more for us who have believed in Him! {Mat.6:26} The apostle Paul would later write that God will meet and supply every one of them through His Son Jesus. {Php.4:19}

God’s love for us is unconditional. He sent Jesus to die on the cross for all who would receive that free gift for all mankind. Choosing to receive it was and still is the only qualifier! The requirement for the promise of obtaining all the things that the Lord desires to give us is that we seek first His kingdom and His righteousness as the Scripture says. {Mat.6:33} In other words, we should not go to the world first, and then when it fails, as it will, then finally go to the Lord!

It was for freedom that Christ set us free and we now have to stand firm, not being subject again to a yoke of slavery. {Gal.5:1} One of the most harsh taskmasters known to man is worry, anxiety! The entire teaching in the Sermon on the Mount was the Lord training His disciples in righteousness. {2Tim.3:16}

What we have to choose was revealed to us long, long ago as the Hebrews left the bondage of Egypt. God spoke through Moses to say to the people ‘I have set before you life and death—choose life that you may live’ {Deut.30:19}

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7)

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART