More Than

Today's reading: Matthew 6:25-34, 7:1-14

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" - Matthew 6:25 ESV

Even this morning already, I had someone ask me, "I wonder how much they make." I responded as I usually do when I hear that competitive and comparative tone: "When we are in our 70s, it won't matter at all." We spend so much time worrying about finances and advancement that we let the Devil distract us from what really matters.

Being wealthy will not matter as we go to draw our final breath. Yet, we insist on trying to position ourselves to become prosperous.

So, if life is "more than" what we can accumulate, what is it about?

Jesus lays that out in 6:33. We are to seek first HIS kingdom and HIS righteousness. We may do well to take a trip back to the beginning of Matthew 5 and soak in Jesus' definition of success.

May we position ourselves to be eternally in God's presence, not to be temporarily at ease.