不要憂慮
馬太福音六章25至34節
25所以我告訴你們，不要為生命憂慮吃甚麼，喝甚麼；為身體憂慮穿甚麼。生命不勝於飲食麼？身體不勝於衣裳麼？
26你們看那天上的飛鳥，也不種，也不收，也不積蓄在倉裡，你們的天父尚且養活它。你們不比飛鳥貴重得多麼？
27你們那一個能用思慮使壽數多加一刻呢（或作：使身量多加一肘呢）？
28何必為衣裳憂慮呢？你想野地裡的百合花怎麼長起來；它也不勞苦，也不紡線。
29然而我告訴你們，就是所羅門極榮華的時候，他所穿戴的，還不如這花一朵呢！
30你們這小信的人哪！野地裡的草今天還在，明天就丟在爐裡，神還給它這樣的妝飾，何況你們呢！
31所以，不要憂慮說：吃甚麼？喝甚麼？穿甚麼？
32這都是外邦人所求的，你們需用的這一切東西，你們的天父是知道的。
33你們要先求他的國和他的義，這些東西都要加給你們了。
34所以，不要為明天憂慮，因為明天自有明天的憂慮；一天的難處一天當就夠了。
信息分享
曾經有人指出，基督在這段經文提出了七大理由，來規勸我們不要憂慮。你可以找出來嗎？
「憂慮」乃是指經常記掛著將來未發生的事情，而且總是以消極的眼睛去看未來，預計將會出現的困難，為可能出現的問題而感到操心和擔憂。然而，事情是否真如所想像的發生，卻是未知數。
一個經常為明天憂慮的人，只會出現消極的掛慮，並操心該如何去解決問題；但由於他不能夠知道事情是否真如他所想的發生，於是便患得患失，被恐懼所制伏，以致影響他的日常生活。
基督怎樣教導我們呢？祂教導我們只管活好今天，並記著明天還是在神的手裡。基督並非教導我們不要計劃未來；祂只是勸告我們不要為未來憂慮。
基督引用飛鳥作為例子，來幫助我們明白個中的道理。我們如果有觀鳥的習慣，必發現飛鳥每天都很辛勤地尋覓食物。但牠們不會為明天儲糧，只會尋覓當天的食物。牠們為何不會為明天掛慮呢？因為神已為自然界的動物提供了足夠的食糧。我們真的要向飛鳥好好學習啊！
耶穌似乎是一個愛花之人(28、29節)。祂指出，花卉的生命雖然只有短短幾天，但神卻不吝嗇地賜予它們美麗的妝容和芬芳的香氣；我們是祂所愛的兒女，祂又怎會有所保留，不把各樣的美物賜予我們呢？
基督的最後囑咐是甚麼呢？就是我們若能凡事以神為首，祂就會將我們今生和來生所需用的一切豐厚地賜給我們。我們必須緊記第33節；它要成為我們的人生主調。並且，無論遇到甚麼，都要記著第32節的話：「你們的天父是知道的」。
DON'T WORRY
Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry 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?
26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Message
What does it mean to worry? The Bible doesn't use the word worry, but there are other words that mean the same. 'Anxious' is one. 'Care' is another. Worry is fighting tomorrow's battles today. Worry is concern over the future- over something we can probably do nothing about- something we aren't even sure will happen.
The one who worries is looking into the future, afraid of what he thinks might happen and how he could cope with it. Because he can't be sure, it begins to tear him apart. He can think of nothing else and talk about nothing else. It affects every area of his life.
But what did Christ say? Live one day at a time, remembering that tomorrow belongs to God. Christ was not saying 'Don't do any planning'. He was saying 'Don't do any worrying'.
To help us, Christ spoke about the birds. No-one works harder than birds in gathering their food. You watch and see how busy they are each day. But they take each day as it comes. God has provided in the world of nature all that they need. Take a lesson from them!
It seems that Jesus loved flowers (v. 28, 29). He pointed out that if God poured all the beauty and fragrance into flowers that live only a few days, don't you think he is willing to look after his children in the same generous divine way?
What is Christ's final word on this subject? If we put God first in every area of our lives, he will see to it that we have all that we need for this life and the next. Verse 33 is one that we all should know word for word. It ought to be the keynote of our lives. Remember always the words of verse 32 'Your heavenly Father knows'.