Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:26
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Look at the birds
Jesus says: look at the birds. They don't sow, they don't reap and they don't build barns. Yet God takes care of them.
Birds aren't lazy. They build nests and look for food all day long. The difference is that they don't store up out of fear. Jesus doesn't praise doing nothing, but working without worry. And then the question: are you not worth much more than they are?
Question for today
Am I working from trust today, or from fear?
Prayer
Father, you feed the birds. You also know what I need. Teach me to work without fretting, and to rest without guilt. Amen.