“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field which today is, and tomorrow is thrown in the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 6:28-30).

It is easy for us to get stressed in this life. We can become so concerned about the here and now that we fail to consider the bigger picture.

Sometimes we need to slow down. Go for a walk. Consider God’s creation. He is the One who makes the grass to grow and the flowers of the field to flourish. He has done this year after year (Genesis 8:22). He give us “rain from heaven and fruitful seasons” (Acts 14:17).

Why has He done this? He has done this for you and me (Genesis 1:26-29; Psalm 8:6-8; Isaiah 45:18). Jesus speaks of the grass being thrown into the oven (Matthew 6:30). Grass and other vegetation may be used for fire (see also, Isaiah 44:14-15; John 21:9; Acts 28:2-3). God cares for us.

We should not forsake Him out of concern for earthly needs. We need to trust Him. We need to serve Him. “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).