Lessons of the fields. God has so constituted the natural world that it furnishes apt similes to illustrate spiritual things. I. THE FIELDS TEACH US TO BLESS GOD . 1 . They serve admirable material uses. 2 . They soothe and delight the sense. 3 . They serve high moral purposes. II. THE FIELDS TEACH US TO TRUST PROVIDENCE . 1 . As they illustrate our dependence. 2 . As they illustrate God ' s thoughtful care. III. THE ... read more
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 . Matthew only. Luke's conclusion to this section ("Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom") is perhaps more closely connected with the preceding verse, and also grander as dwelling upon God's side; but Matthew's is more practical, dealing with the subject from man's side. Christ says, "Because... read more
Take therefore no thought ... - That is, no anxiety. Commit your way to God. The evil, the trouble, the anxiety of each day as it comes, is sufficient without perplexing the mind with restless cares about another day. It is wholly uncertain whether you live to see another day. If you do, it will bring its own trouble, and it will also bring the proper supply of your needs. God will be the same Father then as today, and will make then, as he does now, proper provision for your wants.The morrow... read more
Matthew 6:34. Take therefore no thought for the morrow That is, for futurity, according to the Hebrew idiom, as the word is used, Genesis 30:33. Since the extent and efficacy of the divine providence is so great, and since you are the objects of its peculiar care, you need not vex yourselves about futurity. For the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself That is, be careful for the morrow when it comes. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof Speaking after the manner of... read more
42. Concern about material things (Matthew 6:19-34; Luke 12:22-34)People who come into the kingdom of God should not view the material things of earthly life as others view them. They should put God’s interests first and be generous in giving to others. Those who set their hearts on material things are being disloyal to God, and guarantee bitter disappointment for themselves in the end (Matthew 6:19-21).To illustrate the results of right and wrong attitudes to material things, Jesus referred to... read more
shall. Hebraism = is sure to, will certainly. the things of. All the critical texts omit these words. Sufficient, &c. This verse is not "omitted by Luke"; but it was not included by the Lord when repeated on a later occasion which Luke records. See App-97 . is = be. read more
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.Thus ends a rather long and urgent section of Jesus' teachings, all directed squarely toward the removal of anxiety from men's hearts. Bridges should be crossed only when men come to them. Anxiety is impractical, impious, and impotent. William Tyndale translated this place, "For the day present hath ever enough of its own trouble." read more
Matthew 6:34. Take therefore no thought; &c.— "Since the extent and efficacy of Divine Providence are so great, and since you are the objects of its peculiar care, you need not vex yourselves about futurity;" for the morrowdenotes future time in general.The morrow, continues our Lord, shall take thought for the things of itself; or rather, according to the Hebrew idiom, shall make you take thought for the things of itself; namely, in a proper time, it being sufficient that you provide the... read more
34. Take therefore no thought—anxious care. for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself—(or, according to other authorities, "for itself")—shall have its own causes of anxiety. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof—An admirable practical maxim, and better rendered in our version than in almost any other, not excepting the preceding English ones. Every day brings its own cares; and to anticipate is only to double them. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 6:25-34
The condemnation of the toil of the world. These ten verses form one section and cover one subject. Its connection with that of the foregoing verse is pronounced. "Therefore," because of this, " I say unto you." We are not in any doubt as to it, and the fact guides us to the understanding of the principle that forms the basis of the section. Notice here four ways in which this section may be exhibited. I. THE CONDESCENSION — AN UNDIVIDED SERVICE IS CLAIMED ; BUT IT ... read more