Ever wonder what this school year is going to be like? Will I like my classmates? Will I
get along with my teacher? Will it be better than last year? Will it be harder than last
year? Wondering about what is coming up is something everybody does. We all want to
know what this year will look like. If we aren’t careful, we can get so concerned about it
that we make ourselves sick. Don’t you wish that you knew what was coming so you
didn’t have to worry?
In Luke 12, we learn of Jesus talking with his disciples. These were Jesus’ closest friends. They had given up everything in their lives to follow after Jesus. They left their homes and their families and set off to follow him wherever he would take them. As they left on this journey, they had way more questions about what was ahead than answers. Where are we going? What does he mean when he says these things? How can he perform all these miracles? They had seen many wonderful things but they were about to experience the hardest times in their lives. Jesus knew he was going to the cross. He knew that he would pay the penalty for our sins and that his disciples would be scattered all across the world. He knew they would be afraid and they would be anxious. But, he also knew the future. He knew what was ahead for them. Let’s listen in on a conversation Jesus has with his disciples.
“And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.”
Jesus speaks some words of comfort to his friends. And he speaks these words to us. We need not be nervous about what this school year offers. Jesus is watching over us and taking care of us everywhere we go. He knows what everyday is going to look like. He knows the good times and the bad times. Through all of this, Jesus is in control and has a plan. And he is always taking care of us.
Father, thank you for preparing a path for us. Thank you for knowing what is ahead of us. Thank you for knowing what this school year looks like. We ask that you help us rest in this truth. Help us not to be worried about this school year but instead help us to trust you.
In Jesus name, Amen
In Luke 12, we learn of Jesus talking with his disciples. These were Jesus’ closest friends. They had given up everything in their lives to follow after Jesus. They left their homes and their families and set off to follow him wherever he would take them. As they left on this journey, they had way more questions about what was ahead than answers. Where are we going? What does he mean when he says these things? How can he perform all these miracles? They had seen many wonderful things but they were about to experience the hardest times in their lives. Jesus knew he was going to the cross. He knew that he would pay the penalty for our sins and that his disciples would be scattered all across the world. He knew they would be afraid and they would be anxious. But, he also knew the future. He knew what was ahead for them. Let’s listen in on a conversation Jesus has with his disciples.
“And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.”
Jesus speaks some words of comfort to his friends. And he speaks these words to us. We need not be nervous about what this school year offers. Jesus is watching over us and taking care of us everywhere we go. He knows what everyday is going to look like. He knows the good times and the bad times. Through all of this, Jesus is in control and has a plan. And he is always taking care of us.
Father, thank you for preparing a path for us. Thank you for knowing what is ahead of us. Thank you for knowing what this school year looks like. We ask that you help us rest in this truth. Help us not to be worried about this school year but instead help us to trust you.
In Jesus name, Amen
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