Around the Corner
Matthew 6:26-34 King James Version
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
We often wish we could see what lies around the corner in life. Then we could prepare for it, control it, or avoid it.
A wise person has said, “though we cannot see around corners, God can!” How much better and more reassuring that is!
Ten year old Emily and her grandmother were boiling eggs for breakfast. As they stared into the boiling water and wondered how long it would take to get the eggs just right. Emily said, “Pity we cannot open them up and see how they are doing.” Her grandmother agreed! But that would have spoiled them so they had to rely on guesswork, with no guarantees of results.
They began talking about other things they would like to see but can’t, like tomorrow. Too bad we cannot crack tomorrow open, they said, to see if it is the way we would like it to be. But meddling with tomorrow before its time, like opening partially cooked boiled eggs would spoil both today and tomorrow.
Because Jesus has promised to care for us every day, and that includes our tomorrows, we can live by faith one day at a time, as we read from Matthew 6:33-34 as stated above.
Emily and her grandmother decided to leave tomorrow safely in God’s hands. Have you?
About The Author
Rev Jim Constant
Rev. Jim Constant has a degree in Pyschology from Southwestern State University. He has served as pastor for several churches in Oklahoma and is currently pastor at the Colony Baptist Church of Colony, Oklahoma