This week I am preaching from Matthew 6:19-34. The subject matter of my sermon has to do with being a ‘care-less’ Christian. Note, I did not say a careless one, but a care-less one. There is a monumental difference!
When Paul wrote to the Philippians he told them to “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil. 4:6)
How often we face trials in our Christian life and rather than take the matter to the Lord, we hold on to the burden ourselves, and then start to lose assurance in a sovereign, all-wise, all-loving Father in heaven! In other words we lose our confidence, and keep our cares. That is living the Christian life all backwards. God directs us to live otherwise.
One lesson that I have had to learn more than once is the importance of giving the Lord my cares, and growing in confidence in His sovereign ability to deal with every situation that I face.
Christian, you are to “hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end” (Hebrews 3:6), and to “(cast) all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7).
It is His will that we should cast our cares on Him each day.
He also bids us not to cast our confidence away;
But oh! how foolishly we act when taken unaware,
We cast our confidence away, and carry all our care.
What are you holding on to today? Your confidence or your cares? It is the difference between victory and defeat.