One Day at a Time
Bible Readings
Take a few minutes to read the Bible verses listed and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in how this verse applies to you this week.
25 I tell you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food or clothing? 26 Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth much more than birds? 27 Can worry make you live longer? 28 Why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow. They don't work hard to make their clothes. 29 But I tell you that Solomon with all his wealth wasn't as well clothed as one of them. 30 God gives such beauty to everything that grows in the fields, even though it is here today and thrown into a fire tomorrow. God will surely do even more for you! Why do you have such little faith? 31 Don't worry and ask yourselves, “Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?” 32 Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows you need all of these. 33 But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. 34 Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today.
Matthew 6:25-34
Memory Verse
Matthew 6:34
34 Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today.
A new year has begun. We should begin this year grateful to God for his blessings and look ahead trusting in God’s faithfulness. But some days, it’s hard not to worry or be afraid of what comes next. For example, for two years now, we have all been worried about Covid-19, and that hasn’t been easy. In this next year, how do we stop being anxious and scared and put God first like he wants us to?
God understands our fears. He understands that this year will have its challenges. In Matthew 6, Jesus says not to worry, “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” When we face each day without worrying about tomorrow, we can focus more on doing God’s will today.
God promises to give us the food, clothes, and love we need every day of our lives (Matthew 6:32). Jesus tells us, “But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants” (Matthew 6:33). Worrying distracts us from that goal.
How do we “put God’s work first”? What’s God calling you to do today? Serve others and help out at home. Work together with parents, teachers, and others around us and make the day great! Be grateful for this day that the Lord has made! By doing these things, we show our trust in God to take care of the rest!
Prayer
Dear God, thank you for today! Please help me not to worry. Thank you for taking care of my family and me. Please help me to trust in you more every day. Amen.Related Resources
Gwen Veltema Klemm
Since graduating from Calvin University, Gwen Veltema Klemm has traveled the US and worked as a newspaper reporter, a technical writer for manufacturing and IT, and won a creative writing contest in 2019. She currently lives in Holland, Michigan warming her bones because winter is coming.