Page 2 of 2So how do you apply the Bible to your life? Let's look at Jesus’ sermon in Matthew 6:25−33:
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow? They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?” For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
So what is the point of this sermon? God is sovereign over all things, including the seemingly mundane like feeding sparrows. How much more will God be involved in the intricate details of your life? Even more than that, this understanding of who God is should banish any notion of fear or anxiety. How comforting to know that God's Word speaks directly to those fears and provides an answer and a way of escape.
Watch God Work
Philippians 1:6 says, "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." If God saved you, he will do whatever it takes to conform you into his image. He will grow and change you. One of the primary ways he accomplishes this goal is through his Word. He wants you to know him. He wants you to treasure him and delight in him by drinking deeply from the truths of Scripture and having your eyes awakened to who he is.
This Bible has been feeding the souls of countless believers for thousands of years. People have given their lives for it. Others have sold their treasured possessions to obtain a copy. And the Holy Spirit promises to be a helper, enabling you to understand the very word of God. “The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it” (1 Thessalonians 5:24).
Courtney Reissig is a pastor's wife, freelance writer, blogger, and teacher. You can read more of her writing on CT's Her.meneutics or follow her on Twitter @courtneyreissig. This article is adapted from one that first appeared on Today’s Christian Woman.
