Tuesday night we started a new study at Faith Community Church for the Women on Battling Unbelief by John Piper. What a blessing it was to get together with the women and talk about an area that often paralyzes many of us. In preparing to lead this study, I was struck with a careful observation by John Piper. He made an amazing observation in linking Matthew 6:34 to Lamentations 3:22-23.
Matt. 6:34- “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Lamentations 3:22-23- “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
He observed that there is a link between these verses. Matthew says that each day will have its own troubles and we must deal with the trouble you have today and don’t think about the trouble for tomorrow. God gives us new grace for each day. His mercies are NEW every morning. Most of us in anxiety think about the troubles of tomorrow with the resources of today and think to ourselves, I don’t think I can make it any longer… He observes that we can’t because we are living in today’s mercies. Therefore, sufficient for today is its own troubles and God’s gracious mercies. May we focus on today with the mercies God has given, remembering that tomorrow will be new and there will be new mercies for tomorrow’s troubles. So we should not focus on tomorrow but today- How can we serve our gracious God today with the strength that He has supplied specially suited for our troubles for this day!
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