“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” (Phil 4: 19). You can be a hero one day and a zero the next day, a millionaire one day and bankrupt the next. No matter how much you make or save, finances are uncertain, so you may worry about it. But what does the Bible say about worrying over money?
I. It’s unreasonable.
Matthew 6: 25 says, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? You will have fears in life, but you don’t need to fear a lack of finances. Even bankruptcy does not have to defeat you. Life is more than just the accumulation of things. Be concerned about what’s truly important.
II. It’s unnatural.
Jesus reminded people that there’s no need for God’s creation to worry. “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow, reap, or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
III. It’s unnecessary.
Financial fears come from misunderstanding God and what He’s promised to do for you. He’s assumed responsibility for your needs. “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, willHe not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? (Matt 6: 28- 30). God is your Father; you are his child; He will care for your needs. When you worry, you are trying to play God. You are assuming responsibility for something God has said he will take care of. God knows what’s going on in your life and your wallet. He knows all your needs even before you ask. And you can trust Him to take care of you.
