Matthew 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
Over the many years of his investing, Warren Buffet has made many millionaires but, as the fact of his own mortality comes into view, he found himself having to reckon with the ultimate. This is what Jesus was trying to get the folks in His day to consider, for life seemed to be one big rush to survive and provide for the here and now. While it is true that we all have to work and pay bills, this is not the greatest, or most important issue on the menu.
The salvation of all souls, including our own, and the building up of God’s kingdom is what constitutes the greatest achievements one could strive for, because this is what would last for eternity as Christ stated in His discourse with the people back then, and as He is now calling our attention to. In our first passage, Jesus pronounces a blessing on those who mourn, and He promises comfort for the bereaved multitudes of earth.
The Lord empathizes with suffering humanity, being a firsthand witness, and participator in the sadness, and loss of life that has become a part of the human experience. Hence the reason why God has placed in His word, many promises of assurance, and of a better world to come that are to cheer our hearts on our pilgrim journey to Christ’s kingdom. In other words, a better day is coming, and every mourner is encouraged to allow the promises of God to instruct our views on the issue of mortality.
Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!