Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 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.
Living a successful Christian life requires that we keep our priorities in order. The things which pertain to this life only thrust themselves upon us….things like making a living, acquiring things, taking care of our things. If we are not careful, we can begin to believe that life consist of things and making a living. Our life can be consumed worrying about material things, and cause us to forget the most important things of life. Instead of worrying about and pursuing money and things, our spiritual life and the things of God are to be the most important pursuits of our life. This passage reminds us that God does a good job looking after the needs of His creation. If He takes such care of the birds and the flowers of the field, how much more can He be depended on to take care of His children. Don’t let your life be consumed with pursuing material things….this is how those who don’t know the Lord live. Instead, let’s give priority to the kingdom of God and God can be depended on to supply what we need. Let’s keep our priorities in order.