January 27. He knows your need. Do not be anxious saying, what shall we eat, or what shall we drink,

or what shall we wear for the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your Heavenly Father knows

that you need them all. Jesus wants His followers to be free from worry. In Matthew 6, 25 to 34,

He gives at least seven arguments designed to take away our anxiety. One of them lists food and

drink and clothing and then says, your Heavenly Father knows that you need them all. Matthew 6, 32.

Jesus must mean that God's knowing is accompanied by His desiring to meet our need.

He is emphasizing that we have a Father, and this Father is better than any earthly Father.

I have five children. I love to meet their needs, but my knowing falls short of God's knowing in

at least three ways. First, right now, I don't know where any of my children are. I could guess

they're in their homes or at work or school, healthy and safe, but they might be lying on a sidewalk

with a heart attack. Second, I don't know what is in their heart at any given moment. I can guess

from time to time, but they may be feeling some fear or hurt or anger or lost or greed or joy or

hope. I can't see their hearts. They don't even know their own hearts perfectly.

Third, I don't know their future. Right now, they may seem well and steady,

but tomorrow some great sorrow may befall them. This means I can't be for them a very strong

reason not to worry. There are things that may be happening to them now or may happen tomorrow

that I do not even know about, but it is totally different with their Father in heaven.

Our Father in heaven, he knows everything about us, where we are now and tomorrow inside and out.

He sees every need. Add to that his huge eagerness to meet our needs. Remember the much more

of verse 30, if God so clothes the grass of the field, but today is alive and tomorrow is thrown

into the oven, will he not much more clothe you? Add to that his complete ability to do what he

is eager to do. He feeds billions of birds hourly around the world. Matthew 6, 26, so join me in trusting

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