Luke 12:32: "Fear not, little flock: for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." The Lord Jesus Christ is providing assurances to His followers in an effort to reduce and eliminate their anxiety. Jesus provides four weighty arguments against anxiety. First, concern for worldly goods is foolish because life itself is more important (v. 23). Second, God will take care of His own, just as He cares for the birds of the air (v. 24). Third, anxiety accomplishes nothing (vv. 25, 26). Finally, as heirs of the inexhaustible riches of the kingdom of God, believers should not worry about earthly details (vv. 32, 33). Jesus calls His followers to order their priorities correctly by focusing their hearts on the kingdom (v. 34). When we set our priorities correctly, we will reduce our anxiety. Know that nothing can happen to you today that does not first pass through the throneroom of heaven. Whatever my Father intends for me to encounter is in the best interests of my God and His Will. That reduces my stress.
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