Deeper Life #358

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

—Matthew 13:23

WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT God is our Father. He loves us. We can never think of any need that He will forget.

Thus, we must not worry. It is not only wrong to worry, it is real infidelity to God; because worry means that we are saying, “God cannot look after my practical details.”

Did you ever notice what Jesus said would choke out the spiritual life He puts in us? Was it the Devil? No—the cares of this world (Matthew 13:22). The little worries of life hinder us. A businessman who is filled with the Spirit of God can do his work ten-thousandfold better than a man without the Spirit, because the responsibilities of his daily affairs are off his shoulders and on God’s.

The secret of Christian health and prosperity is concentration on the compassionate care of God.

Prayer Thought: Heavenly Father, You know that I worry sometimes. Increase my faith in You. Strengthen my trust in You. Forgive me when I do worry.

SUGGESTED READING: Matthew 13:18–23