DAILY DEVOTIONAL – OCTOBER 07, 2020 Haunted by "What If" By David Wilkerson (1931-2011) Our trust in God pleases him, and we are counted as righteous like Abraham because we heed the call to entrust all our tomorrows into his hands (see Romans 4:3).  Jesus also calls us to this way of living.  “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:31-33). Jesus then adds,  “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (6:34).  Jesus doesn’t mean that we are not to plan ahead.  Rather, he is simply saying, “Don’t be anxious or troubled about tomorrow.”  When we think about it, most of our anxieties are about what might happen tomorrow.  We are constantly harassed by two little words: What if? What if the economy fails and I lose my job?  How will our family survive?  What if I lose my health insurance?  What if my faith fails me in trying times? We all have many “what if” anxieties. Jesus interrupts our “what ifs” and tells us, “Your heavenly Father knows how to take care of you.  You don’t need to worry because your Father knows you need all these things, and he is faithful to feed you, clothe you and supply all your needs.” “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? … 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” (Matthew 6:26-29). We gladly give all our yesterdays to the Lord, turning over to him our past sins, failures, doubts and fears.  So why don’t we do the same with our tomorrows? Paul says,  “One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead” (Philippians 3:13).  I urge you to trust the Lord with all your tomorrows and let your present trial preach the message of his faithfulness. Read OnlineDownload PDFForward to a Friend

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