| Yesterday's Bible Study |
Today's verse is taken from the Sermon on the Mount, a famous set of Jesus's teachings found in the gospel of Matthew. It comes in a section where Jesus is talking about worry, and it asks a rhetorical question: What effect do our thoughts have on things that are impossible to change? Let's take a look at what Jesus meant by this question and the ramifications His teaching has on our lives today.
Have you ever spent time thinking about your own thoughts? what you think about? Pause for a moment and consider the thoughts that have crossed your mind in the past hour. How many were about things you can't do anything about? It's easy to get caught up in thoughts of the past or our physical appearance or what may or may not happen tomorrow. Even though we can't do much about these things, we still spend time worrying about them.
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Jesus's question in this verse in Matthew reminds us that such thinking is futile. Mulling over unchangeable facts does nothing good for us.
At its root, worrying about unchangeable things--or really, about anything--is an example of unbelief. It puts a burden on us that we do not have to bear. We don't have to worry about anything because God is always faithful and can always be trusted. Even if our worst nightmare comes true, we can rest in the character of God because He never changes. He is good and loving--and nothing will ever change those realities. Because of His unchanging faithfulness, we can exchange worry for faithful belief in Him.
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