Lilies of the Field

1John 2:15-16; Matt 6:24-24-34

Remember the movie called lilies of the Field? It was made years ago, like maybe even 40 or 50 years ago. I thought of that movie as I read the verses above. The movie shined a light on how God supplies our needs in a way that warms my heart and caused me ask these questions again.

• Do we trust God to supply our needs?
• What needs does He supply?
• Do we just sit back and do nothing?
• Does He take care of both spiritual and physical needs?

We've all asked these questions and we all need to confront ourselves in the light of God's word, personally, to get the answers.

These are a few absolutes:

• Stop loving this world and all it has to offers. The world offers lust for physical pleasure, lust for everything we see and the pride of possessions.
• God offers to take care of us as He cares for the lilies of the field. For some people in the world, who in our minds live in constant trial, His care appears like one miracle after another. People, for instance, who are persecuted, people who live in poverty, people imprisoned, children abused and an endless list of others, would witness a definite miracle. But then is not everything God enacts a miracle?
• He promised to bring peace, love and joy, to heal the brokenhearted, to set the captive free.
• He promised eternal life, an eternal home (which He provides in heaven) abundant life and much more than listed here.

So where's the stumbling blocks and how do we reach this level of trust? The necessity to develop an intimate, personal, relationship with this Living God is the answer.

Each of us comes from a unique background and each of us has our own list of specific trials to endure. Each of us need that touch from God to live as the lilies of the field. No one can tell you how it will sound, look, or feel. No one can truly share the sorrows or joys.

That special touch of His hand on each life will differ but the answer is always the same:

• He is God. He loves and cares for us.
• He has provide a path and will lead us safely home. When we get real with Him, believe in Him, submit our life to him, a miracle takes place. His hand moves and we become like the lilies of the field.

I urge you. Come to the master, creator, the lover of your soul and let His hand move in your life.