matthew 6:34 meaning

The humble He sends not empty away. The morrow is here introduced by a "prosopopeia", as if it was a person sufficiently thoughtful and careful for the necessaries of it: every day brings along with it fresh care and thought, being attended with fresh wants and troubles; and therefore, it is very unadvisable, to bring the cares and troubles of two days upon one; as he does, who is anxiously concerned today, for the things of tomorrow; sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. How strange that anyone is willing to go to eternity with this sad reflection: "I have gone through this world, spent my probation, wasted my strength, and am dying, and have never prayed!" Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 6. Rather, like the rest of the creation, let us depend on the aid of the universal Parent, and feel that he who hears the young ravens which cry will also supply our necessities.8. Instead of vexing themselves with anxious cares about the future, how should they place humble reliance on God! A contemporary equivalent might be: “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.” 100. It is the mind, not mansions, and gold, and adorning, that gives ease; and he that is content with his situation will "smile upon his stool, while Alexander weeps upon the throne of the world.". We cannot solve future problems by worrying about them today. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”, ESV “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. How poor and pitiable is the reward of a hypocrite! "Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself." Having this, we have assurance of all that we need. What does this verse really mean? How strange that anyone is willing to go to eternity with this sad reflection: "I have gone through this world, spent my probation, wasted my strength, and am dying, and have never prayed!" He lives for eternity, where silver will not be needed and where gold will be of no value. From all this, how manifest is the propriety of seeking first the kingdom of God! Those who ask receive, and they who seek find. Do your duty faithfully now, and depend upon the mercy of God and his divine help for the troubles which are yet to come.Remarks On Matthew 61. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Matthew 6:34. These words of Jesus are part of his famous Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew chapters 5-7. Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTake therefore no thought for the morrow,.... Reference is had to Proverbs 27:1. He has given a model for prayer. They are not to be done to be seen by people. ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς. Jesus has given us all the logical tools to counter lies and fears with truth, and in so doing we can obey his command to command our emotions. He gives it to the lily, and in a day it fades and is gone. It alienates the affections from God produces envy of another's prosperity; leads to fraud, deception, and crime to obtain wealth, and degrades the soul. God will be the same Father then as today, and will make then, as he does now, proper provision for your wants.The morrow shall take thought - The morrow will have anxieties and cares of its own, but it will also bring the proper provision for those cares. Do not, therefore, increase the cares of today by borrowing trouble from the future. If we take care about our souls and for eternity, which are more than the body and its life, we may leave it to God to provide for us food and raiment, which are less. 1. "Boast not of thyself tomorrow": a man cannot promise or assure himself, that he shall have a morrow, and therefore it is great weakness and folly to be anxiously thoughtful about it. Copyright © 2019, GodTube.com. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. It alienates the affections from God produces envy of another's prosperity; leads to fraud, deception, and crime to obtain wealth, and degrades the soul. Anxiety and care, perplexity and disappointment, find their way more readily to the mansions of the rich than to the cottages of the poor. We see the duty and privilege of depending for our daily needs on the bounties of Providence. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Instead, they would benefit from taking life’s problems one day at a time. ἡ γὰρ αὔριον μεριμνήσει, Τὰ ἑαυτῆς ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, have no care about to-morrow; for to-morrow will care for itself, ἀλλὰ τὴν ταλαιπωρίαν, the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ, morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.