Don't Worry About Tomorrow

We live every day in the plan of God using faith-rest for each day, one day at a time. Tomorrow will come. We will have the same spiritual resources available tomorrow as we have today. We have the same promises from God to each one of us.

As we learned in our previous lessons on God's promises, a promise is a simple, easy-to-understand, never-failing statement from Almighty, all-knowing, sovereign God to you personally.

It must have been shocking to the disciples to hear our Lord say, “Don't worry about today, don't worry about tomorrow.” If anybody had a right to worry about anything, it was Him. He was persecuted constantly. He was chased all over Palestine by the religious leaders. And yet, He had a happiness that never departed. He had a contentment that was perfect.

What Jesus is telling His disciples is essentially this: “Look at how I handle this. This is the epitome of the spiritual life. This is the use of the filling of the Holy Spirit and faith-rest that I give to you. So, look at my example. And when tomorrow comes, when today's here, handle the trouble of that day in the same way I did.”

The disciples would witness the cross. They'll know how he handled the worst circumstances that the world has ever seen without fear, with contentment. And they got it. They learned from it. When the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost, they put it all together. That's why these disciples who became apostles, when they were told to go and evangelize the world and take the gospel to the world, they did it without fear, without anxiety. Their eyes and focus were on their mission for the Lord and the plan of God. And that's what he's telling us here. It's true for all of us.

Yes, we are going to face many difficulties, much adversity, and even some suffering. But remember it is part of the Lord’s mission for us; it is part of God’s plan for us. The greatest witness we can have is when we handle adversity with faith rest—recalling a promise, relating it to our gracious God who made the promise, and then relaxing. All who see our contentment, our poise, our tranquility under pressure will be amazed. That is a huge witness.