Obviously the topic of 6:25-34 is about worry. However, v.25 starts with "therefore," then this is related to previous topic, love of money vs love of the LORD v.19-24. Carefully re read v.25-34 you will also sees that the prohibition is not just not to worry, but dont worry about the food and cloth. These are not worthy to be pursued by the people of faith
v. 19 ...Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing
v.28 Why do you worry about clothing?
v.30...you people of little faith?
v.32 For the unconverted pursue these things
Notes from sermon, why people focus on food/cloth will worry? v.19, Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal
Because if your love money more than God and by nature the treasures on earth will be taken away by moth/rust, and thieves. When money is taken away you will be worrying.
Instead of focusing on food/cloth Jesus wants us to do this:
v.33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness,
Do you have a lot of worry? Would it be because you love the wrong objects? If the object of our love is something deemed to be diminished/taken away eventually our worry is certain. Chose the right thing to love and then we can stop worrying.
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